Cleveland–Akron, OH 

National Compensation Survey 

December 2005 

_________________________________________________________________________________________ 

U.S. Department of Labor 

Elaine L. Chao, Secretary 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Philip L. Rones, Acting Commissioner 

October 2006 

Bulletin 3135–15
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Preface

ata shown in this bulletin were collected as part of the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Compensation Survey (NCS). The survey could not have been conducted without the cooperation of the many private firms 

and government jurisdictions that provided pay data included in this bulletin. The Bureau thanks these respondents for their cooperation. 

 Field economists of the Bureau of Labor Statistics collected and reviewed the survey data. The Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, in cooperation with the 

Office of Field Operations and the Office of Technology 

and Survey Processing in the BLS National Office, designed the survey, processed the data, and prepared the 

survey for publication. 

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Contents

Page 

Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 1 

Tables: 

 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for selected worker 

 and establishment characteristics.................................................................................................. 3 

 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers 

 by work levels............................................................................................................................... 4 

 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers 

 by work levels............................................................................................................................... 11 

 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers 

 by work levels............................................................................................................................... 17 

 5. Combined work levels for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time 

 and part-time workers................................................................................................................... 19 

 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles................................................................................... 26 

 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles ...................................................................... 30 

 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................... 33 

 9. Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................................... 35 

10. Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles .................................................................... 38 

11. Full-time civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual 

 earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 40 

12. Full-time private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual 

 earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 45 

13. Full-time State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual 

 earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................ 49 

14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings of private industry establishments 

 for major occupational groups...................................................................................................... 51 

15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual 

 earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers .................... 52 

16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual 

 earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers .................... 54 

17. Union and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups .................. 57 

18. Time and incentive workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups .................... 58 

19. Industry sector: Mean hourly earnings for private industry workers 

 by major occupational group ........................................................................................................ 59 

Appendixes: 

 A. Technical Note............................................................................................................................... A – 1 

 Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey ................................................ A – 5 

 Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response........................................................................ A – 6 

 B. Standard Occupational Classification System................................................................................ B – 1 
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Introduction

he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for 

the Cleveland–Akron, OH, metropolitan area. Data 

were collected between June 2005 and July 2006; the average reference month is December 2005. Tabulations provide information on earnings of workers in a variety of occupations and at different work levels. Also contained in 

this bulletin are information on the program, a technical 

note describing survey procedures, and an appendix with 

detailed information on occupational classifications. 

 Most of the earnings estimates in this bulletin are presented as mean hourly earnings. Mean weekly and annual 

earnings, and the corresponding hours, also are provided 

for full-time employees in specific occupations. Some occupations, such as teachers and fire fighters, typically have 

shorter or longer work schedules than do the majority of 

full-time workers. The weekly and annual estimates are 

useful for comparing the earnings of occupations having 

different work schedules. 

NCS products

The Bureau’s National Compensation Survey provides 

comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed plan 

provisions. The Employment Cost Index, a quarterly 

measure of the change in employer costs for wages and 

benefits, is derived from the NCS. Employer Costs for 

Employee Compensation measures employers’ average 

hourly costs for wages and benefits. NCS also measures 

the incidence and provisions of benefit plans. This bulletin 

is limited to data on occupational wages and salaries. 

Changes to the publications 

The locality wage publications have undergone a number of 

significant changes. Beginning with the 3135 bulletin series, the releases employ: 

1. The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 

system and the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 

2. An expanded scope of establishments, lowering the minimum establishment size for private industry from 50 workers to 1 worker 

3. Imputation for temporary non-response situations 

4. Benchmarking of estimated employment 

5. Redesigned tables, to reflect the new classification system and to emphasize work levels 

About the tables 

The tables that follow present data on straight-time occupational earnings, which include wages and salaries, incentive 

pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. These 

earnings exclude premium pay for overtime, vacations, 

holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. About 800 detailed occupations, listed in Appendix B, are used to describe all occupations in the civilian nonfarm economy (excluding the Federal Government and private households). 

Data are not shown for any occupations if they would raise 

concerns about the confidentiality of the survey respondents or if the data are insufficient to support reliable estimates. 

 Table 1 presents an overview of all tables in this bulletin. Mean hourly earnings, weekly hours, and relative standard errors are given for all industries, private industry, and 

State and local government for selected worker and establishment characteristics. The worker characteristics include 

high-level occupational aggregation, full-time or part-time 

status, union or nonunion status, and time or incentive pay. 

Establishment characteristics include goods and service 

producing and size of establishment. 

 Table 2 presents mean hourly earnings data by work 

level for major occupational groups and for detailed occupations. Separate data are also shown for full-time and 

part-time workers. Table 3 provides work level data for 

private industry workers. Table 4 provides similar data for 

State and local government workers. Table 5 simplifies the 

work levels by combining them into broader groups within 

major and detailed occupations, and for full-time and parttime workers. 

Tables 6 through 10 present hourly wage percentiles 

that describe the distribution of hourly earnings for individual workers within each published occupation. Data are 

provided for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles 

for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, State and local government, full-time workers, and 

part-time workers. 

 Table 11 presents mean and median hourly, weekly, and 

annual earnings, and the associated hours, for major occupational groups and detailed occupations for full-time 

workers. Table 12 provides the same type of information 

for private industry workers. Table 13 provides similar 

data for State and local government workers. 

 Table 14 presents mean hourly earnings data for establishment employment sizes by high-level occupational agT
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gregations in the private sector. Tables 15 and 16 provide 

mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings data 

for full-time employees in private establishments with 

fewer than 100 workers, and in private establishments with 

100 workers or more. 

 Table 17 presents mean hourly earnings data for union 

and nonunion workers in all, private, and State and local 

government establishments by high-level occupational aggregation. Table 18 provides hourly earnings data for time 

and incentive workers in all and private establishments by 

high-level occupational aggregation. Table 19 presents 

mean hourly earnings data for major industry divisions 

within the private sector. 

 Appendix table 1 presents the number of workers represented by the survey, by high-level occupational aggregation and for all industries, private industry, and State and 

local government. Appendix table 2 provides the number 

of establishments in the sampling frame and the number of 

responding and nonresponding establishments. 
Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Worker and establishment

characteristics

Civilian

workers

Private industry

workers

State and local government

workers

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Hourly earnings

Mean

weekly

hours3

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error2

(percent)

All workers .......................................................... $18.59 2.0 34.7 $17.79 2.2 34.6 $24.86 2.6 35.3

Worker characteristics4,5

Management, professional, and related ........... 28.58 3.4 36.4 27.68 3.9 36.7 32.55 5.0 35.0

Management, business, and financial .......... 30.25 5.8 39.1 30.12 6.4 39.1 31.45 3.9 39.5

Professional and related ............................... 27.63 4.0 34.9 26.08 4.8 35.2 32.83 6.1 34.1

Service .............................................................. 10.48 3.2 29.9 9.07 2.3 29.2 18.30 4.9 34.4

Sales and office ................................................ 15.52 3.9 34.6 15.41 4.1 34.6 16.97 7.0 35.3

Sales and related .......................................... 16.31 8.3 32.2 16.29 8.3 32.2 – – –

Office and administrative support ................. 15.07 2.3 36.2 14.84 2.4 36.3 16.88 7.2 35.2

Natural resources, construction, and

maintenance ................................................... 19.31 6.9 38.6 19.33 7.7 38.4 19.11 7.1 39.8

Construction and extraction ......................... 19.14 10.1 39.4 19.17 11.0 39.3 18.81 13.0 40.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair ............ 19.82 6.8 39.1 19.89 7.8 39.0 19.31 3.0 39.7

Production, transportation, and material

moving ............................................................ 15.05 3.2 35.8 14.92 3.3 35.8 18.92 3.5 35.6

Production .................................................... 15.77 2.0 38.9 15.73 2.0 38.8 – – –

Transportation and material moving ............. 14.05 6.8 32.3 13.73 7.2 32.1 18.63 6.0 34.7

Full time ............................................................ 20.03 1.8 39.7 19.24 2.0 39.7 25.83 2.9 39.5

Part time ........................................................... 10.56 4.8 20.3 10.11 5.0 20.5 16.18 6.2 18.1

Union ................................................................ 22.80 3.5 37.8 21.50 5.7 38.4 24.23 3.2 37.1

Nonunion .......................................................... 17.77 2.3 34.1 17.40 2.3 34.2 26.20 3.6 31.9

Time .................................................................. 18.51 2.1 34.4 17.65 2.4 34.3 24.86 2.6 35.3

Incentive ........................................................... 19.86 6.2 38.5 19.85 6.2 38.5 – – –

Establishment characteristics

Goods producing .............................................. 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 19.87 3.8 39.8 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

Service providing .............................................. 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 17.08 2.8 33.1 6 ( ) 6 ( ) 6 ( )

1-99 workers ..................................................... 16.22 4.0 33.6 16.21 4.0 33.6 17.07 1.3 33.7

100-499 workers ............................................... 18.78 2.7 35.0 17.90 3.1 35.2 26.32 5.8 32.9

500 workers or more ......................................... 22.38 3.6 36.3 21.40 5.0 36.4 24.69 2.6 36.2

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium

pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is

computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,

weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of

the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample

estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,

exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based

on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are

determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on

hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially

based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production

bonuses. 5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing

industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication

criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Cleveland-Akron,

OH, December 2005

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $18.59 2.0 $20.03 1.8 $10.56 4.8

Management occupations ................................................. 36.03 9.1 36.05 9.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 22.88 10.8 22.88 10.8 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 41.54 11.0 41.54 11.0 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 55.56 7.8 55.56 7.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 42.93 7.6 43.19 7.9 – –

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 41.12 16.6 41.12 16.6 – –

Sales managers ............................................................ 39.39 20.3 39.39 20.3 – –

Financial managers .......................................................... 36.82 15.9 36.73 16.4 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 54.14 18.9 55.73 20.0 – –

Industrial production managers ........................................ 44.83 1.8 44.83 1.8 – –

Education administrators .................................................. 41.77 9.7 43.16 8.9 – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 24.35 4.7 24.33 4.6 25.25 21.8

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.38 6.9 19.38 6.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.21 11.0 20.22 11.4 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 23.84 4.8 23.84 4.8 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.60 2.8 28.18 3.8 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 22.11 19.5 22.11 19.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 28.15 15.0 28.80 15.7 – –

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 23.76 10.4 23.76 10.4 – –

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 25.50 6.0 27.20 6.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.90 8.4 – – – –

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .. 21.57 12.1 – – – –

Training and development specialists .......................... 23.51 10.2 – – – –

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 23.45 10.4 23.52 10.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.64 5.9 29.23 4.6 – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 27.99 4.9 28.03 4.9 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 30.65 6.6 30.65 6.6 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.55 5.7 36.55 5.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 30.91 8.9 31.14 9.2 – –

Computer programmers ................................................... 28.59 7.3 28.59 7.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.12 7.8 27.12 7.8 – –

Computer support specialists ........................................... 19.85 11.7 19.85 11.7 – –

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 30.23 6.6 30.40 6.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 32.83 7.2 33.26 7.2 – –

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 32.84 7.4 32.84 7.4 – –

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 29.90 6.7 29.90 6.7 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.47 1.8 17.47 1.8 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.46 1.6 20.46 1.6 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.86 16.2 24.86 16.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.68 14.7 28.68 14.7 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.07 8.7 36.07 8.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 36.93 7.1 36.93 7.1 – –

Engineers ......................................................................... 34.72 11.6 34.72 11.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.89 15.5 – – – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.07 8.7 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 43.28 2.5 – – – –

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 25.55 18.3 25.55 18.3 – –

Industrial engineers .................................................. 25.55 18.3 25.55 18.3 – –

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 36.77 5.3 36.77 5.3 – –

Drafters ............................................................................. 17.76 3.2 17.76 3.2 – –

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 20.44 1.0 20.44 1.0 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.02 2.8 20.02 2.8 – –

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ......... 19.45 2.5 19.45 2.5 – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 30.94 11.1 31.12 11.1 – –

Physical scientists ............................................................ 38.03 9.8 38.03 9.8 – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 22.79 4.7 22.35 5.0 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 21.22 11.8 18.58 8.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.27 7.0 24.28 7.0 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Cleveland-Akron,

OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Community and social services occupations

–Continued

Level 9 ............................................................. $22.24 9.0 $22.23 9.0 – –

Counselors ....................................................................... 26.08 10.8 25.68 15.5 – –

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 30.89 18.8 34.17 20.5 – –

Social workers .................................................................. 20.59 7.9 20.39 7.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.52 8.4 23.53 8.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 20.79 10.3 20.79 10.3 – –

Child, family, and school social workers ....................... 21.78 9.1 21.29 9.3 – –

Medical and public health social workers ..................... 19.84 5.7 – – – –

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 24.13 4.9 24.12 5.0 – –

Legal occupations .............................................................. 33.82 24.1 34.45 26.2 – –

Lawyers ............................................................................ 46.29 14.1 – – – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 34.88 5.3 36.41 5.1 $19.52 7.2

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.27 7.8 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.61 14.6 – – 16.53 19.6

Level 7 ............................................................. 33.55 11.4 35.39 9.8 15.51 22.6

Level 8 ............................................................. 35.92 12.6 37.09 12.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 36.92 6.5 37.45 5.4 26.35 17.5

Level 11 ............................................................ 42.96 11.3 42.96 11.3 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 45.01 5.9 45.01 5.9 – –

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 42.72 6.7 44.29 5.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.37 13.5 – – – –

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 47.15 3.5 48.64 2.1 – –

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 37.55 2.6 37.68 2.5 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 40.83 2.5 – – – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 36.67 6.6 – – – –

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 38.84 1.4 38.84 1.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 37.65 6.0 37.65 6.0 – –

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 38.43 1.8 38.43 1.7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 37.36 5.9 37.36 5.9 – –

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 34.98 4.9 35.05 5.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.36 7.7 34.36 7.7 – –

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 34.64 6.0 34.71 6.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 34.36 7.7 34.36 7.7 – –

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 34.31 7.6 38.49 6.0 20.32 5.4

Level 9 ............................................................. 37.92 7.8 – – – –

Librarians .......................................................................... 29.41 15.9 30.72 13.9 24.86 28.2

Level 11 ............................................................ 26.28 1.0 26.28 1.0 – –

Library technicians ............................................................ 17.17 3.9 – – – –

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 14.66 18.0 15.50 18.0 11.48 4.9

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 20.01 13.0 21.69 10.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 19.51 17.3 – – – –

Designers ......................................................................... 20.66 13.2 23.41 5.2 – –

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 23.66 8.5 24.04 8.6 22.38 11.2

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.29 7.2 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.34 4.5 16.01 4.0 14.26 5.8

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.91 3.2 20.00 4.4 19.63 1.4

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.75 6.9 18.79 5.8 18.53 15.9

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.30 4.4 24.41 5.0 24.06 4.8

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.49 4.7 27.46 6.0 27.56 4.3

Level 11 ............................................................ 32.90 9.5 32.90 9.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 36.02 9.5 35.48 10.6 – –

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 50.23 13.7 48.90 14.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 48.90 14.1 48.90 14.1 – –

Registered nurses ............................................................ 26.08 1.7 26.13 2.2 25.89 .9

Level 8 ............................................................. 24.40 4.7 24.14 5.1 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Cleveland-Akron,

OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Registered nurses –Continued

Level 9 ............................................................. $25.79 1.6 $25.65 2.1 $26.22 0.5

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.26 12.6 36.26 12.6 – –

Therapists ......................................................................... 25.65 13.4 25.69 14.6 25.19 9.7

Level 9 ............................................................. 23.47 6.8 – – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 16.82 2.8 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.87 5.6 – – – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.87 5.6 – – – –

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. – – – – 20.40 8.5

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 21.03 2.3 – – 21.22 8.9

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 18.76 1.6 19.31 2.9 18.10 .9

Level 5 ............................................................. – – 17.49 .8 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.93 1.0 20.12 2.5 – –

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.28 3.6 11.46 4.1 10.15 5.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.50 1.7 10.58 1.5 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.90 4.6 10.86 4.9 11.24 3.1

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.51 3.9 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.93 5.0 16.91 5.2 – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 10.79 2.2 10.76 2.5 11.07 3.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.45 2.1 10.54 1.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.75 4.4 10.69 4.6 11.27 3.0

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.50 4.9 – – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 10.81 2.0 10.80 2.2 10.91 1.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.38 3.2 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.03 2.5 11.00 2.7 11.27 3.0

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 12.53 8.2 13.61 9.4 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.24 5.5 – – – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 15.34 18.6 16.24 18.2 8.86 16.5

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.46 20.5 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.19 8.8 14.19 8.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.44 6.6 14.29 6.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.42 16.2 21.42 16.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.92 3.9 23.04 3.7 – –

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 19.39 8.4 19.38 8.6 – –

Police officers ................................................................... 23.46 5.4 23.58 6.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.28 6.0 24.57 7.0 – –

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 23.52 5.5 23.65 6.5 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.28 6.0 24.57 7.0 – –

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 8.86 13.5 9.17 15.4 – –

Security guards ............................................................. 8.86 13.5 9.17 15.4 – –

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 8.18 3.7 10.43 1.9 6.58 7.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.56 4.3 7.78 8.4 6.18 1.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.79 13.9 8.47 15.1 6.16 13.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.19 3.1 9.23 5.9 9.15 .9

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.40 3.4 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 16.03 .7 16.11 1.3 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 14.75 2.1 14.80 2.4 – –

Cooks ............................................................................... 8.32 4.5 9.04 5.9 7.61 5.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.96 2.2 – – 7.20 4.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.84 1.3 9.81 1.2 – –

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 9.66 1.3 – – 9.47 .2

Food preparation workers ................................................. 10.52 10.1 – – – –

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 5.52 25.2 7.14 33.7 5.15 24.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 5.07 9.0 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 4.88 37.1 – – – –

Bartenders .................................................................... 6.63 25.8 – – 7.91 22.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 5.10 .0 – – – –

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 4.33 30.2 – – 4.29 30.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 3.45 29.0 – – 3.26 25.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Cleveland-Akron,

OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... $7.89 20.9 – – $6.92 23.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 5.92 6.7 – – 5.57 2.4

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 7.62 7.0 $9.69 4.1 6.54 5.0

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.54 4.2 – – 6.34 1.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.40 18.0 – – 7.06 28.6

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 7.64 7.7 9.88 5.4 6.47 6.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.44 3.5 – – 6.25 .6

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.41 18.3 – – 7.02 29.7

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and

coffee shop ............................................................. 7.35 1.7 – – 7.47 2.2

Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................ 9.05 13.7 – – 8.14 12.0

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 6.92 4.3 – – – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.89 4.6 – – – –

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ 5.62 6.4 – – 5.62 6.4

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.20 19.7 – – 6.20 19.7

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 10.10 2.8 10.47 5.2 8.99 8.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.01 5.2 9.42 6.0 8.05 1.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.93 11.9 9.63 11.8 10.87 21.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.41 7.7 13.01 8.5 – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 10.09 3.6 10.56 4.4 8.98 8.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.01 5.3 9.42 6.0 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.07 9.3 11.21 12.6 10.87 21.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.52 8.3 13.16 9.1 – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 10.66 4.9 11.59 5.6 9.08 8.8

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.42 9.2 10.28 9.6 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.43 10.4 11.93 13.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.86 8.7 14.75 8.5 – –

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 8.73 2.8 8.72 2.7 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.37 3.0 8.37 3.0 – –

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 10.36 8.7 11.72 15.7 8.97 6.8

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.29 12.7 – – 9.29 12.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.68 4.6 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.78 7.0 – – – –

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 16.31 8.3 18.83 7.8 8.66 3.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.71 1.6 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.13 13.6 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.41 7.9 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.38 10.2 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 24.96 5.7 – – – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 28.74 8.8 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.82 25.2 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 19.12 12.0 19.12 12.0 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 15.00 .6 15.00 .6 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 29.09 17.4 29.09 17.4 – –

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 9.70 10.9 10.80 16.9 8.68 3.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.71 1.6 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.13 13.6 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.93 6.3 – – – –

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 9.06 17.2 10.39 15.4 7.79 10.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.47 4.6 – – 7.34 2.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.79 19.0 10.57 20.0 – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 8.95 16.8 10.18 15.4 7.79 10.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.47 4.6 – – 7.34 2.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.33 19.5 – – – –

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 10.08 6.9 11.17 18.7 9.16 2.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.22 12.0 12.20 17.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.05 1.5 – – 10.05 2.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Cleveland-Akron,

OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... $25.93 3.9 $25.93 3.9 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 24.89 4.6 24.89 4.6 – –

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 15.07 2.3 15.51 2.2 $10.99 2.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.95 6.5 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.21 5.9 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.28 2.7 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.46 2.4 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.65 3.3 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.82 3.6 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.64 7.7 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.21 12.3 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 22.97 10.9 23.06 10.9 – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 14.19 3.3 14.30 3.6 13.15 4.4

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.32 3.5 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.29 4.0 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.52 4.8 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.39 4.9 – – – –

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 12.48 4.0 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.94 3.6 – – – –

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 15.43 5.1 15.51 5.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.33 6.2 14.51 5.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.92 4.7 15.60 4.3 – –

Tellers ........................................................................... 11.69 5.7 11.76 5.5 – –

Customer service representatives .................................... 15.71 8.1 15.73 8.2 – –

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................ 12.93 4.3 – – – –

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 11.49 10.2 15.43 11.4 9.19 .6

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.57 1.1 – – 7.57 1.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.14 18.3 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.20 24.6 – – – –

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.27 4.6 13.32 4.7 – –

Dispatchers ....................................................................... 17.51 17.3 19.46 13.3 – –

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 14.70 6.9 14.70 6.9 – –

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 13.48 11.7 15.07 10.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.10 9.2 – – – –

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 16.90 5.3 17.07 5.2 14.64 11.7

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.74 2.8 14.90 2.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.34 4.4 16.37 4.6 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.48 5.4 19.41 4.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.40 4.8 21.82 8.1 – –

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 20.16 10.0 20.70 10.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.85 7.0 20.19 5.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.22 9.3 21.22 9.3 – –

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 15.36 4.0 15.46 4.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.14 7.1 15.19 7.3 – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 14.82 4.6 14.99 4.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.74 2.4 13.89 2.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.82 8.6 16.82 8.6 – –

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 15.03 7.6 15.03 7.6 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.22 4.6 15.22 4.6 – –

Data entry keyers ......................................................... 13.87 8.5 13.87 8.5 – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 14.26 7.3 15.11 7.9 10.24 5.2

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.83 2.0 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.37 7.2 13.03 5.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.87 7.2 15.41 7.0 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 21.52 5.9 21.52 5.9 – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 19.14 10.1 19.14 10.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.36 7.6 14.36 7.6 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.35 15.4 18.35 15.4 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 25.71 3.7 25.71 3.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.54 9.6 21.54 9.6 – –

Carpenters ........................................................................ 20.15 16.2 20.15 16.2 – –

Electricians ....................................................................... 20.06 14.0 20.06 14.0 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Cleveland-Akron,

OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Electricians –Continued

Level 7 ............................................................. $24.33 7.5 $24.33 7.5 – –

Painters and paperhangers .............................................. 19.15 22.4 19.15 22.4 – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ...................... 19.15 22.4 19.15 22.4 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 19.82 6.8 19.98 7.0 $15.24 21.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.64 4.7 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.79 3.9 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.81 4.3 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 24.21 4.9 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.49 2.8 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 14.70 16.8 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 27.15 16.0 29.39 14.1 – –

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 22.67 4.9 22.67 4.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.18 2.5 24.18 2.5 – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. 19.28 17.9 19.28 17.9 – –

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 17.33 2.7 17.34 2.7 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.82 6.2 15.82 6.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.03 9.9 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.91 5.3 27.91 5.3 – –

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 20.90 8.7 20.90 8.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.15 6.2 27.15 6.2 – –

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 14.72 4.9 14.72 4.9 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.49 5.4 15.49 5.4 – –

Millwrights ..................................................................... 27.29 15.0 27.29 15.0 – –

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 15.54 20.2 15.54 20.2 – –

Production occupations .................................................... 15.77 2.0 15.91 2.0 11.03 12.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.40 1.1 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.54 2.5 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 18.44 2.1 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.87 3.7 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.58 2.6 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.63 4.1 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.78 5.4 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 12.68 16.5 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 20.89 4.1 20.89 4.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.19 .9 20.19 .9 – –

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 14.40 11.5 14.78 12.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 20.36 10.5 – – – –

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 19.32 6.9 19.32 6.9 – –

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 19.57 7.8 19.57 7.8 – –

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 14.39 5.6 14.98 3.9 – –

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 12.79 7.9 13.40 6.0 – –

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 16.09 2.6 16.09 2.6 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 16.39 12.8 16.39 12.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.77 4.6 16.77 4.6 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.76 5.6 17.76 5.6 – –

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 17.79 2.2 17.79 2.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 16.35 10.0 16.35 10.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 18.84 1.4 18.84 1.4 – –

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 14.04 2.8 14.04 2.8 – –

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ........................................... – – 13.48 15.5 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Cleveland-Akron,

OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... $14.18 17.2 $14.18 17.2 – –

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 22.39 21.4 22.39 21.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 30.52 5.3 30.52 5.3 – –

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 16.33 9.1 16.45 9.1 – –

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 16.33 7.4 16.49 7.3 – –

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 18.47 3.7 18.47 3.7 – –

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ....................................................................... 16.39 .8 – – – –

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 16.03 8.5 16.03 8.5 – –

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 12.62 3.0 12.67 3.6 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.65 15.8 10.70 16.9 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.68 10.0 11.70 10.1 – –

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 11.30 1.6 11.30 1.6 – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 14.05 6.8 15.78 8.5 $9.15 6.8

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.32 8.3 – – – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.17 7.3 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.75 2.6 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.74 6.3 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.00 3.6 – – – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.12 4.7 – – – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 15.77 23.5 – – – –

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 18.11 2.3 – – 15.43 3.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 18.88 .7 – – – –

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 16.43 4.9 – – 15.58 3.9

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 15.92 7.3 18.42 7.1 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 19.04 7.3 19.04 7.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.50 6.2 19.56 6.4 – –

Driver/sales workers ..................................................... 10.47 11.5 – – – –

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 21.72 3.9 21.72 3.9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 21.05 8.4 21.05 8.4 – –

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 13.83 9.2 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.67 19.3 16.80 23.2 – –

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 11.27 7.4 12.89 5.7 9.14 8.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.19 10.5 12.18 14.3 8.60 4.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.70 7.3 11.53 6.7 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.91 8.3 16.05 11.0 – –

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 11.07 8.9 13.77 9.9 8.85 5.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.05 13.9 13.71 20.4 8.56 4.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.52 8.5 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.86 10.8 16.18 13.7 – –

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 10.71 9.3 10.86 11.3 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.14 9.2 – – – –

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded

are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is

evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and

complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored

to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the

occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the

overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around

a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $17.79 2.2 $19.24 2.0 $10.11 5.0

Management occupations ................................................. 35.64 10.1 35.65 10.3 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 22.82 11.2 22.82 11.2 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 40.45 13.2 40.45 13.2 – –

Level 12 ............................................................ 56.39 8.0 56.39 8.0 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 43.77 8.4 44.11 8.7 – –

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 41.89 17.3 41.89 17.3 – –

Sales managers ............................................................ 40.19 21.3 40.19 21.3 – –

Financial managers .......................................................... 36.82 16.0 36.73 16.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 54.14 18.9 55.73 20.0 – –

Industrial production managers ........................................ 44.83 1.8 44.83 1.8 – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 24.57 5.2 24.54 5.1 25.33 22.2

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.76 7.0 19.76 7.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 19.71 12.3 19.72 12.7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.62 2.9 28.19 3.9 – –

Level 10 ............................................................ 22.11 19.5 22.11 19.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 28.33 15.7 29.02 16.5 – –

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 23.77 10.6 23.77 10.6 – –

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 26.96 7.9 30.38 7.5 – –

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 23.43 10.8 23.50 11.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.78 5.7 – – – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 28.01 5.0 28.05 5.1 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 30.65 6.7 30.65 6.7 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 36.89 5.8 36.89 5.8 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 30.76 9.4 31.00 9.6 – –

Computer programmers ................................................... 27.52 7.1 27.52 7.1 – –

Computer support specialists ........................................... 19.85 11.7 19.85 11.7 – –

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 30.60 6.8 30.80 6.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 32.83 7.2 33.26 7.2 – –

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 33.12 7.4 33.12 7.4 – –

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 29.91 6.9 29.91 6.9 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.46 1.6 20.46 1.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.68 14.7 28.68 14.7 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 35.96 8.7 35.96 8.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 37.02 7.6 37.02 7.6 – –

Engineers ......................................................................... 34.68 11.8 34.68 11.8 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.89 15.5 28.89 15.5 – –

Level 11 ............................................................ 35.96 8.7 35.96 8.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 43.92 2.6 43.92 2.6 – –

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 25.55 18.3 25.55 18.3 – –

Industrial engineers .................................................. 25.55 18.3 25.55 18.3 – –

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 36.77 5.3 36.77 5.3 – –

Drafters ............................................................................. 17.76 3.2 17.76 3.2 – –

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 20.49 1.0 20.49 1.0 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.02 2.8 20.02 2.8 – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 30.38 13.8 30.59 13.8 – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 19.13 6.5 18.77 5.5 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 18.89 3.7 – – – –

Social workers .................................................................. 19.07 9.6 18.58 7.3 – –

Legal occupations .............................................................. 35.54 29.1 35.54 29.1 – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 29.52 6.3 29.85 6.2 – –

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 42.92 11.9 42.92 11.9 – –

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 19.92 13.3 21.64 10.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 19.51 17.3 – – – –

Designers ......................................................................... 20.66 13.2 23.41 5.2 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ $22.98 8.6 $23.18 8.8 $22.35 11.5

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.29 7.2 – – – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.34 4.5 16.01 4.0 14.26 5.8

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.48 .9 20.76 2.2 19.63 1.4

Level 7 ............................................................. 18.55 6.7 18.55 5.4 18.53 15.9

Level 8 ............................................................. 25.00 4.5 25.41 4.9 24.31 4.9

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.49 5.0 27.39 6.5 27.77 4.4

Level 11 ............................................................ 32.91 9.5 32.91 9.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 25.83 17.2 20.90 15.3 – –

Registered nurses ............................................................ 25.92 1.8 25.94 2.3 25.84 .9

Level 8 ............................................................. 25.23 2.7 – – – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 25.61 1.7 25.43 2.3 26.18 .6

Therapists ......................................................................... 25.85 13.3 25.69 14.6 27.88 3.6

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 16.82 2.8 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.87 5.6 – – – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.87 5.6 – – – –

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. – – – – 20.40 8.5

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 21.18 3.1 – – 21.22 8.9

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 18.55 1.1 18.96 2.4 18.10 .9

Level 5 ............................................................. – – 17.49 .8 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 19.97 1.0 – – – –

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 10.98 4.1 11.15 4.6 9.93 4.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.50 1.7 10.58 1.5 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.94 4.8 10.90 5.1 11.31 3.2

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.21 2.3 – – – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 10.67 2.4 10.67 2.7 10.72 .7

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.45 2.1 10.54 1.9 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.77 4.6 10.71 4.8 11.27 3.0

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 10.83 2.0 10.82 2.2 10.90 1.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.38 3.2 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.07 2.6 11.04 2.8 11.27 3.0

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 11.88 11.9 12.99 13.1 – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 9.03 11.1 9.37 13.3 7.79 5.2

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 8.78 13.1 9.09 15.1 – –

Security guards ............................................................. 8.78 13.1 9.09 15.1 – –

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 7.99 3.5 10.31 2.2 6.39 6.8

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.41 3.3 7.51 8.1 6.08 .8

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.62 14.3 8.15 15.9 6.07 13.6

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.19 3.1 9.23 5.9 9.15 .9

Level 4 ............................................................. 9.92 3.6 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 16.20 1.6 16.20 1.6 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 14.84 2.7 14.84 2.7 – –

Cooks ............................................................................... 8.03 4.5 8.64 6.0 7.47 5.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.96 2.2 – – 7.20 4.0

Level 3 ............................................................. 9.84 1.3 9.81 1.2 – –

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 9.66 1.3 – – 9.47 .2

Food preparation workers ................................................. 10.23 11.9 – – – –

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 5.52 25.2 7.14 33.7 5.15 24.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 5.07 9.0 – – 4.66 11.3

Level 2 ............................................................. 4.88 37.1 7.10 40.5 4.18 34.2

Bartenders .................................................................... 6.63 25.8 – – 7.91 22.0

Level 2 ............................................................. 5.10 .0 – – – –

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 4.33 30.2 – – 4.29 30.9

Level 2 ............................................................. 3.45 29.0 – – 3.26 25.4

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 7.89 20.9 – – 6.92 23.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 5.92 6.7 – – 5.57 2.4

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 7.61 7.0 9.69 4.1 6.51 5.1

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.51 4.2 – – 6.30 1.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Fast food and counter workers –Continued

Level 2 ............................................................. $8.40 18.0 – – $7.06 28.6

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 7.63 7.8 $9.88 5.4 6.44 6.8

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.41 3.5 – – 6.21 .5

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.41 18.3 – – 7.02 29.7

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 6.91 4.3 – – – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 6.88 4.6 – – – –

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ 5.62 6.4 – – 5.62 6.4

Level 2 ............................................................. 6.20 19.7 – – 6.20 19.7

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 9.38 3.4 9.75 5.3 8.27 2.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.80 4.6 9.14 5.9 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 8.77 7.9 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.93 7.6 12.51 9.0 – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 9.42 3.7 9.93 4.7 8.24 2.7

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.80 4.6 9.14 5.9 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.35 9.8 9.74 8.3 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.03 8.9 12.65 10.3 – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 9.82 5.3 10.86 6.2 8.28 2.6

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.12 8.5 9.89 10.4 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.30 12.7 10.01 9.8 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.61 8.7 – – – –

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 8.73 2.8 8.72 2.7 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.37 3.0 8.37 3.0 – –

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 9.45 4.4 10.17 5.9 8.75 6.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 8.64 6.9 – – – –

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 16.29 8.3 18.81 7.8 8.65 3.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.71 1.6 – – 7.54 2.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.02 14.2 11.60 19.9 10.15 7.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.41 7.9 11.99 8.6 9.75 6.2

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.38 10.2 16.50 10.9 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 24.94 5.8 24.94 5.8 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 29.22 8.7 29.22 8.7 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 18.82 25.2 19.15 25.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 19.10 12.2 19.10 12.2 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 14.92 .4 14.92 .4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 29.09 17.4 29.09 17.4 – –

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 9.66 10.9 10.72 17.0 8.68 3.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.71 1.6 – – 7.54 2.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.02 14.2 11.60 19.9 10.15 7.4

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.93 6.3 – – 10.05 2.5

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 8.93 16.8 10.16 15.4 7.78 10.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.47 4.6 – – 7.34 2.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.26 19.6 – – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 8.93 16.8 10.16 15.4 7.78 10.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 7.47 4.6 – – 7.34 2.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 10.26 19.6 – – – –

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 10.08 6.9 11.17 18.7 9.16 2.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.22 12.0 12.20 17.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 10.05 1.5 – – 10.05 2.5

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 25.93 3.9 25.93 3.9 – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 24.89 4.6 24.89 4.6 – –

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 14.84 2.4 15.24 2.3 11.11 2.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.72 3.4 11.07 4.2 9.28 5.2

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.98 2.8 13.15 2.7 11.81 6.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.34 2.7 14.53 2.9 11.87 6.1

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.09 3.6 16.04 3.7 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Office and administrative support occupations

–Continued

Level 6 ............................................................. $17.81 4.0 $17.97 4.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 22.97 10.5 22.83 12.5 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 17.80 13.2 17.94 13.7 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 23.10 14.0 23.21 14.0 – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 14.13 3.4 14.22 3.7 $13.24 4.3

Level 3 ............................................................. 11.22 4.2 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.29 4.0 13.39 4.2 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.28 4.5 14.99 4.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.25 5.1 16.25 5.1 – –

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 12.48 4.0 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 11.94 3.6 – – – –

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 15.48 5.3 15.52 5.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.33 6.2 14.51 5.5 – –

Tellers ........................................................................... 11.69 5.7 11.76 5.5 – –

Customer service representatives .................................... 15.73 8.2 15.73 8.2 – –

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................ 12.93 4.3 – – – –

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 12.90 5.9 12.93 6.1 – –

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 14.70 6.9 14.70 6.9 – –

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 13.48 11.7 15.07 10.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.10 9.2 – – – –

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 16.75 6.0 16.93 5.9 14.72 12.3

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.57 3.6 14.74 3.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.46 4.5 16.49 4.7 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.57 5.4 19.54 4.7 – –

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 19.89 11.0 20.47 11.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.85 7.0 20.19 5.4 – –

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 15.36 4.0 15.46 4.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.14 7.1 15.19 7.3 – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 13.94 4.9 14.10 5.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 12.86 1.9 12.98 1.8 – –

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 15.04 9.7 15.04 9.8 – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 13.66 9.3 14.43 10.0 10.20 5.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 9.74 2.0 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 12.36 7.2 13.02 5.3 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 14.92 8.4 15.57 8.4 – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 19.17 11.0 19.17 11.0 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 18.03 15.8 18.03 15.8 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 25.71 3.8 25.71 3.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.83 10.6 21.83 10.6 – –

Carpenters ........................................................................ 20.15 16.2 20.15 16.2 – –

Electricians ....................................................................... 20.01 15.1 20.01 15.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.82 8.8 24.82 8.8 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 19.89 7.8 20.06 8.1 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.79 4.7 16.62 4.7 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 24.82 5.2 24.97 5.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 25.91 4.0 25.91 4.0 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 27.85 16.5 30.44 14.1 – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. 19.33 18.9 19.33 18.9 – –

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 17.28 2.8 17.28 2.8 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.87 6.4 15.87 6.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 28.83 5.0 28.83 5.0 – –

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 20.90 8.9 20.90 8.9 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 27.36 6.4 27.36 6.4 – –

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 14.32 5.5 14.32 5.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 15.56 5.6 15.56 5.6 – –

Millwrights ..................................................................... 27.29 15.0 27.29 15.0 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... $14.91 23.0 $14.91 23.0 – –

Production occupations .................................................... 15.73 2.0 15.87 2.0 $11.03 12.5

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.40 1.1 10.41 1.3 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 12.54 2.5 12.55 2.5 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 18.44 2.1 19.02 1.5 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.82 3.8 16.08 2.9 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 16.52 2.7 16.70 2.5 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 18.63 4.1 18.63 4.1 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.67 5.6 21.67 5.6 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 12.68 16.5 12.75 16.2 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 20.89 4.1 20.89 4.1 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.19 .9 20.19 .9 – –

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 14.40 11.5 14.78 12.1 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 20.36 10.5 – – – –

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 19.32 6.9 19.32 6.9 – –

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 19.57 7.8 19.57 7.8 – –

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 14.39 5.6 14.98 3.9 – –

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 12.79 7.9 13.40 6.0 – –

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 16.09 2.6 16.09 2.6 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 16.39 12.8 16.39 12.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 16.77 4.6 16.77 4.6 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 17.76 5.6 17.76 5.6 – –

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 17.79 2.2 17.79 2.2 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 16.35 10.0 16.35 10.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 18.84 1.4 18.84 1.4 – –

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 14.04 2.8 14.04 2.8 – –

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ........................................... – – 13.48 15.5 – –

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 14.18 17.2 14.18 17.2 – –

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 22.39 21.4 22.39 21.4 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 30.52 5.3 30.52 5.3 – –

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 16.33 9.1 16.45 9.1 – –

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 16.33 7.4 16.49 7.3 – –

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 18.47 3.7 18.47 3.7 – –

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ....................................................................... 16.39 .8 – – – –

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 16.03 8.5 16.03 8.5 – –

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 12.49 2.8 12.55 3.3 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.65 15.8 10.70 16.9 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.68 10.0 11.70 10.1 – –

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 11.30 1.6 11.30 1.6 – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 13.73 7.2 15.51 9.1 8.90 6.8

Level 1 ............................................................. 9.28 8.5 11.34 15.2 7.88 2.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.88 8.3 11.17 7.4 10.24 11.9

Level 3 ............................................................. 14.65 2.6 14.95 6.8 13.15 23.7

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.64 6.3 15.73 6.5 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.09 4.2 19.17 4.9 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 15.77 23.5 15.77 23.5 – –

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 15.92 7.3 18.43 7.2 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 19.04 7.3 19.04 7.3 – –

Level 5 ............................................................. 19.56 6.4 19.56 6.4 – –

Driver/sales workers ..................................................... 10.47 11.5 – – – –

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 21.72 3.9 21.72 3.9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 21.05 8.4 21.05 8.4 – –

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 13.83 9.2 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Industrial truck and tractor operators –Continued

Level 3 ............................................................. $14.67 19.3 $16.80 23.2 – –

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 11.26 7.4 12.90 5.7 $9.14 8.4

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.19 10.5 12.18 14.3 8.60 4.8

Level 2 ............................................................. 11.70 7.3 11.53 6.7 – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.06 8.6 16.33 11.6 – –

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 11.06 9.0 13.81 10.1 8.85 5.3

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.05 13.9 13.71 20.4 8.56 4.7

Level 2 ............................................................. 10.52 8.5 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.03 11.3 16.54 14.5 – –

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 10.71 9.3 10.86 11.3 – –

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.14 9.2 – – – –

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded

are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is

evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and

complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored

to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the

occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the

overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around

a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $24.86 2.6 $25.83 2.9 $16.18 6.2

Management occupations ................................................. 39.26 9.1 39.26 9.1 – –

Not able to be leveled ....................................... 38.63 10.8 38.63 10.8 – –

Education administrators .................................................. 45.06 10.0 45.06 10.0 – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 22.29 3.9 22.29 4.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.52 6.0 – – – –

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 22.95 7.5 – – – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 27.49 11.5 27.49 11.5 – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 34.66 10.0 34.66 10.0 – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 24.79 4.9 24.49 5.8 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.74 10.6 24.74 10.6 – –

Counselors ....................................................................... 28.34 13.2 28.71 17.1 – –

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 30.89 18.8 34.17 20.5 – –

Social workers .................................................................. 21.87 10.0 21.87 10.0 – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 36.68 6.8 38.76 6.4 19.11 7.7

Level 5 ............................................................. 14.27 7.8 – – – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 16.61 14.6 – – 16.53 19.6

Level 7 ............................................................. 36.14 4.5 38.06 2.5 12.67 27.5

Level 8 ............................................................. 40.27 3.7 40.69 1.6 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 39.97 5.9 40.93 3.6 26.43 17.6

Level 11 ............................................................ 38.52 8.2 38.52 8.2 – –

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 42.63 8.4 44.97 5.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 35.37 13.5 – – – –

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 47.15 3.5 48.64 2.1 – –

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 41.34 1.8 41.58 1.7 – –

Level 8 ............................................................. 40.83 2.5 41.30 .0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 41.79 1.9 42.01 1.0 – –

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 41.47 1.0 41.47 1.0 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 41.78 .7 41.79 .8 – –

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 41.41 1.2 41.41 1.2 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 41.74 .8 – – – –

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 40.82 .9 41.15 1.5 – –

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 41.10 .0 41.50 .5 – –

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 35.35 8.0 39.25 6.0 19.24 5.5

Level 9 ............................................................. 38.30 7.8 – – – –

Librarians .......................................................................... 29.41 15.9 30.72 13.9 24.86 28.2

Level 11 ............................................................ 26.28 1.0 26.28 1.0 – –

Library technicians ............................................................ 13.78 2.8 – – – –

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 15.56 16.5 – – 11.48 4.9

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 31.78 10.6 32.48 11.3 23.40 9.9

Level 9 ............................................................. 27.49 2.4 28.52 5.6 – –

Registered nurses ............................................................ 27.95 7.9 28.10 8.7 – –

Level 9 ............................................................. 28.34 4.9 28.70 5.9 – –

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 14.44 6.7 14.62 7.0 – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 13.04 7.2 – – – –

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 15.48 10.0 – – – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 21.41 4.4 21.59 5.2 15.90 35.2

Level 6 ............................................................. 21.42 16.2 21.42 16.2 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 23.31 4.1 23.45 3.8 – –

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 19.39 8.4 19.38 8.6 – –

Police officers ................................................................... 23.46 5.4 23.58 6.3 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 24.28 6.0 24.57 7.0 – –

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 23.52 5.5 23.65 6.5 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work

levels3, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers –Continued

Level 7 ............................................................. $24.28 6.0 $24.57 7.0 – –

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 12.58 5.8 – – $12.79 12.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 10.99 7.0 – – 10.66 12.1

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 14.11 7.8 14.62 13.6 12.72 18.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.97 7.6 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.62 15.4 – – – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 13.43 6.9 13.71 13.8 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.97 7.6 – – – –

Level 3 ............................................................. 13.56 15.9 – – – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 13.58 7.2 13.71 13.8 – –

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.97 7.6 – – – –

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 19.25 20.8 23.56 1.5 11.91 10.8

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 16.88 7.2 17.71 6.6 10.25 7.2

Level 1 ............................................................. 8.22 7.6 – – 8.22 7.6

Level 2 ............................................................. 14.52 26.1 17.22 13.4 9.87 13.7

Level 3 ............................................................. 15.39 9.1 15.60 9.8 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.45 3.2 15.59 3.3 11.31 9.0

Level 5 ............................................................. 20.68 7.7 20.68 7.7 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 17.90 3.0 17.97 2.7 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 21.89 6.4 21.89 6.4 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 22.59 8.8 22.59 8.8 – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 15.83 8.2 – – – –

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 11.49 10.2 15.43 11.4 9.19 .6

Level 1 ............................................................. 7.57 1.1 – – 7.57 1.1

Level 2 ............................................................. 13.14 18.3 – – – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 13.20 24.6 – – – –

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 17.66 10.1 17.75 9.9 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.45 3.8 15.50 3.8 – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 16.61 8.2 16.69 8.0 – –

Level 4 ............................................................. 15.45 3.8 15.50 3.8 – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 17.65 3.8 18.77 6.4 – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 18.81 13.0 18.81 13.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 17.68 3.9 17.68 3.9 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 19.31 3.0 19.36 3.2 – –

Level 6 ............................................................. 20.88 2.4 21.14 2.0 – –

Level 7 ............................................................. 20.31 4.9 20.31 4.9 – –

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 17.81 8.3 17.95 8.9 – –

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 17.72 8.7 17.88 9.4 – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 18.63 6.0 19.05 6.9 16.08 1.4

Level 2 ............................................................. 18.88 .7 – – – –

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 18.45 1.6 – – 16.04 1.5

Level 2 ............................................................. 18.88 .7 – – – –

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 16.93 4.4 – – – –

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded

are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is

evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and

complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored

to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the

occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the

overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around

a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

All workers .............................................................................. $18.59 2.0 $20.03 1.8 $10.56 4.8

Management occupations ................................................. 36.03 9.1 36.05 9.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 30.67 13.2 – – – –

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 41.12 16.6 41.12 16.6 – –

Group III ............................................................ 32.35 20.4 – – – –

Sales managers ............................................................ 39.39 20.3 39.39 20.3 – –

Financial managers .......................................................... 36.82 15.9 36.73 16.4 – –

Group III ............................................................ 27.94 6.3 27.94 6.3 – –

Industrial production managers ........................................ 44.83 1.8 44.83 1.8 – –

Group III ............................................................ 41.35 14.4 41.35 14.4 – –

Education administrators .................................................. 41.77 9.7 43.16 8.9 – –

Group III ............................................................ 38.81 8.3 – – – –

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 24.35 4.7 24.33 4.6 25.25 21.8

Group II ............................................................. 20.67 6.1 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 27.93 6.8 – – – –

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 23.76 10.4 23.76 10.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.92 14.4 – – – –

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 25.50 6.0 27.20 6.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.76 6.9 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 28.68 11.7 – – – –

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .. 21.57 12.1 – – – –

Training and development specialists .......................... 23.51 10.2 – – – –

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 23.45 10.4 23.52 10.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.01 11.7 20.01 11.7 – –

Group III ............................................................ 29.12 4.0 29.58 3.1 – –

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 27.99 4.9 28.03 4.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.31 10.3 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 33.34 4.1 – – – –

Computer programmers ................................................... 28.59 7.3 28.59 7.3 – –

Group III ............................................................ 27.62 7.0 27.62 7.0 – –

Computer support specialists ........................................... 19.85 11.7 19.85 11.7 – –

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 30.23 6.6 30.40 6.7 – –

Group III ............................................................ 35.42 2.7 35.42 2.7 – –

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 32.84 7.4 32.84 7.4 – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.15 7.0 34.15 7.0 – –

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 29.90 6.7 29.90 6.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.26 4.9 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 32.84 10.3 – – – –

Engineers ......................................................................... 34.72 11.6 34.72 11.6 – –

Group III ............................................................ 33.17 10.8 – – – –

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 25.55 18.3 25.55 18.3 – –

Industrial engineers .................................................. 25.55 18.3 25.55 18.3 – –

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 36.77 5.3 36.77 5.3 – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.10 3.2 37.10 3.2 – –

Drafters ............................................................................. 17.76 3.2 17.76 3.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.07 .7 – – – –

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 20.44 1.0 20.44 1.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.35 7.2 – – – –

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ......... 19.45 2.5 19.45 2.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.45 2.5 19.45 2.5 – –

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 30.94 11.1 31.12 11.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 23.31 12.4 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 39.75 12.7 – – – –

Physical scientists ............................................................ 38.03 9.8 38.03 9.8 – –

Community and social services occupations .................. 22.79 4.7 22.35 5.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.39 6.5 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 22.49 9.3 – – – –

Counselors ....................................................................... 26.08 10.8 25.68 15.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 25.41 7.8 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... $30.89 18.8 $34.17 20.5 – –

Social workers .................................................................. 20.59 7.9 20.39 7.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.83 9.0 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 21.47 10.9 – – – –

Child, family, and school social workers ....................... 21.78 9.1 21.29 9.3 – –

Medical and public health social workers ..................... 19.84 5.7 – – – –

Miscellaneous community and social service specialists 24.13 4.9 24.12 5.0 – –

Legal occupations .............................................................. 33.82 24.1 34.45 26.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 35.26 30.8 – – – –

Lawyers ............................................................................ 46.29 14.1 – – – –

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 34.88 5.3 36.41 5.1 $19.52 7.2

Group I .............................................................. 14.65 17.9 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 32.39 15.0 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.60 5.4 – – – –

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 42.72 6.7 44.29 5.3 – –

Group III ............................................................ 42.26 5.8 – – – –

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 47.15 3.5 48.64 2.1 – –

Group III ............................................................ 48.34 2.4 – – – –

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 37.55 2.6 37.68 2.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 40.46 1.4 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 36.67 6.6 – – – –

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 38.84 1.4 38.84 1.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 41.08 .1 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.65 6.0 – – – –

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 38.43 1.8 38.43 1.7 – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.36 5.9 37.36 5.9 – –

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 34.98 4.9 35.05 5.2 – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.36 7.7 – – – –

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 34.64 6.0 34.71 6.3 – –

Group III ............................................................ 34.36 7.7 34.36 7.7 – –

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 34.31 7.6 38.49 6.0 20.32 5.4

Group II ............................................................. 19.60 6.4 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 37.92 7.8 – – – –

Librarians .......................................................................... 29.41 15.9 30.72 13.9 24.86 28.2

Group II ............................................................. 20.27 13.1 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 32.96 15.5 33.06 14.8 – –

Library technicians ............................................................ 17.17 3.9 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.17 3.9 – – – –

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 14.66 18.0 15.50 18.0 11.48 4.9

Group I .............................................................. 14.70 18.0 15.50 18.0 – –

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 20.01 13.0 21.69 10.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.11 15.6 – – – –

Designers ......................................................................... 20.66 13.2 23.41 5.2 – –

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 23.66 8.5 24.04 8.6 22.38 11.2

Group I .............................................................. 13.29 6.5 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.31 7.0 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 28.42 3.1 – – – –

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 50.23 13.7 48.90 14.1 – –

Registered nurses ............................................................ 26.08 1.7 26.13 2.2 25.89 .9

Group II ............................................................. 22.11 4.5 21.73 3.8 – –

Group III ............................................................ 26.86 1.9 27.03 2.5 26.22 .5

Therapists ......................................................................... 25.65 13.4 25.69 14.6 25.19 9.7

Group II ............................................................. 20.72 12.7 – – – –

Group III ............................................................ 28.65 10.6 – – – –

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 16.82 2.8 – – – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.88 5.5 – – – –

Medical and clinical laboratory technicians

Group I .............................................................. 12.88 5.5 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. –––– $20.40 8.5

Group II ............................................................. $22.35 3.5 – – – –

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 21.03 2.3 – – 21.22 8.9

Group II ............................................................. 22.97 7.0 – – 21.22 8.9

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 18.76 1.6 $19.31 2.9 18.10 .9

Group II ............................................................. 18.71 1.8 19.31 2.9 17.92 .9

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 11.28 3.6 11.46 4.1 10.15 5.7

Group I .............................................................. 10.66 2.2 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.98 4.5 – – – –

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 10.79 2.2 10.76 2.5 11.07 3.3

Group I .............................................................. 10.72 2.4 – – – –

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 10.81 2.0 10.80 2.2 10.91 1.6

Group I .............................................................. 10.85 2.1 10.84 2.4 10.91 1.6

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 12.53 8.2 13.61 9.4 – –

Group I .............................................................. 10.44 7.4 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.29 4.9 – – – –

Protective service occupations ......................................... 15.34 18.6 16.24 18.2 8.86 16.5

Group I .............................................................. 9.34 15.7 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.84 7.6 – – – –

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 19.39 8.4 19.38 8.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.39 8.4 19.38 8.6 – –

Police officers ................................................................... 23.46 5.4 23.58 6.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.09 3.7 – – – –

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 23.52 5.5 23.65 6.5 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.18 3.8 24.37 4.8 – –

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 8.86 13.5 9.17 15.4 – –

Security guards ............................................................. 8.86 13.5 9.17 15.4 – –

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 8.18 3.7 10.43 1.9 6.58 7.0

Group I .............................................................. 7.27 9.4 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.19 1.4 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 16.03 .7 16.11 1.3 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.19 1.4 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 14.75 2.1 14.80 2.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 14.84 2.7 14.84 2.7 – –

Cooks ............................................................................... 8.32 4.5 9.04 5.9 7.61 5.5

Group I .............................................................. 8.18 4.3 – – – –

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 9.66 1.3 – – 9.47 .2

Group I .............................................................. 9.66 1.3 – – 9.47 .2

Food preparation workers ................................................. 10.52 10.1 – – – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.90 4.2 – – – –

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 5.52 25.2 7.14 33.7 5.15 24.6

Group I .............................................................. 5.52 25.2 – – – –

Bartenders .................................................................... 6.63 25.8 – – 7.91 22.0

Group I .............................................................. 6.63 25.8 – – 7.91 22.0

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 4.33 30.2 – – 4.29 30.9

Group I .............................................................. 4.33 30.2 – – 4.29 30.9

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 7.89 20.9 – – 6.92 23.3

Group I .............................................................. 7.89 20.9 – – 6.92 23.3

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 7.62 7.0 9.69 4.1 6.54 5.0

Group I .............................................................. 7.62 7.0 – – – –

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 7.64 7.7 9.88 5.4 6.47 6.6

Group I .............................................................. 7.64 7.7 9.88 5.4 6.47 6.6

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and

coffee shop ............................................................. 7.35 1.7 – – 7.47 2.2

Group I .............................................................. 7.35 1.7 – – 7.47 2.2

Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................ 9.05 13.7 – – 8.14 12.0

Group I .............................................................. 9.05 13.7 – – 8.14 12.0

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 6.92 4.3 – – – –

Group I .............................................................. 6.92 4.3 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ $5.62 6.4 – – $5.62 6.4

Group I .............................................................. 5.62 6.4 – – 5.62 6.4

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 10.10 2.8 $10.47 5.2 8.99 8.2

Group I .............................................................. 9.87 2.6 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.06 6.3 – – – –

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 10.09 3.6 10.56 4.4 8.98 8.3

Group I .............................................................. 10.07 4.0 – – – –

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 10.66 4.9 11.59 5.6 9.08 8.8

Group I .............................................................. 10.65 5.8 11.65 6.9 9.08 8.8

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 8.73 2.8 8.72 2.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 8.73 2.8 8.72 2.7 – –

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 10.36 8.7 11.72 15.7 8.97 6.8

Group I .............................................................. 9.84 5.6 – – – –

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 16.31 8.3 18.83 7.8 8.66 3.6

Group I .............................................................. 10.05 8.9 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.10 7.3 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 19.12 12.0 19.12 12.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.72 10.0 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers 15.00 .6 15.00 .6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 15.52 7.3 15.52 7.3 – –

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 29.09 17.4 29.09 17.4 – –

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 9.70 10.9 10.80 16.9 8.68 3.8

Group I .............................................................. 9.68 10.4 – – – –

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 9.06 17.2 10.39 15.4 7.79 10.2

Group I .............................................................. 8.98 16.7 – – – –

Cashiers ................................................................... 8.95 16.8 10.18 15.4 7.79 10.2

Group I .............................................................. 8.86 16.2 10.08 15.8 7.79 10.2

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 10.08 6.9 11.17 18.7 9.16 2.9

Group I .............................................................. 10.13 5.7 11.58 17.6 9.14 3.2

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 25.93 3.9 25.93 3.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 24.46 9.3 – – – –

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 24.89 4.6 24.89 4.6 – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.70 10.7 21.70 10.7 – –

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 15.07 2.3 15.51 2.2 10.99 2.5

Group I .............................................................. 13.40 1.7 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.76 2.7 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 22.97 10.9 23.06 10.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.87 6.1 18.87 6.1 – –

Financial clerks ................................................................. 14.19 3.3 14.30 3.6 13.15 4.4

Group I .............................................................. 12.70 3.5 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.65 4.1 – – – –

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 12.48 4.0 – – – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.32 3.9 – – – –

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 15.43 5.1 15.51 5.3 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.72 5.6 13.89 5.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.25 5.2 17.22 5.5 – –

Tellers ........................................................................... 11.69 5.7 11.76 5.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.65 6.5 11.73 6.3 – –

Customer service representatives .................................... 15.71 8.1 15.73 8.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.00 16.8 18.00 16.8 – –

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................ 12.93 4.3 – – – –

Group I .............................................................. 11.98 5.8 – – – –

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 11.49 10.2 15.43 11.4 9.19 .6

Group I .............................................................. 11.49 10.2 15.43 11.4 9.19 .6

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 13.27 4.6 13.32 4.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.29 4.8 13.34 4.9 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Dispatchers ....................................................................... $17.51 17.3 $19.46 13.3 – –

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 14.70 6.9 14.70 6.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.88 9.2 12.88 9.2 – –

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 13.48 11.7 15.07 10.1 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.69 13.3 15.75 11.8 – –

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 16.90 5.3 17.07 5.2 $14.64 11.7

Group I .............................................................. 14.85 3.1 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.75 4.9 – – – –

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 20.16 10.0 20.70 10.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.62 8.7 18.13 9.5 – –

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 15.36 4.0 15.46 4.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 15.07 6.9 15.17 7.4 – –

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 14.82 4.6 14.99 4.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.06 5.1 14.22 5.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.43 7.8 17.43 7.8 – –

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 15.03 7.6 15.03 7.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.90 8.1 – – – –

Data entry keyers ......................................................... 13.87 8.5 13.87 8.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.56 8.8 – – – –

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 14.26 7.3 15.11 7.9 10.24 5.2

Group I .............................................................. 12.84 6.1 13.52 6.9 10.24 5.2

Group II ............................................................. 21.52 3.6 21.52 3.6 – –

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 19.14 10.1 19.14 10.1 – –

Group I .............................................................. 15.10 5.3 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.49 10.6 – – – –

Carpenters ........................................................................ 20.15 16.2 20.15 16.2 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.15 16.2 20.15 16.2 – –

Electricians ....................................................................... 20.06 14.0 20.06 14.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.06 14.0 20.06 14.0 – –

Painters and paperhangers .............................................. 19.15 22.4 19.15 22.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.15 22.4 – – – –

Painters, construction and maintenance ...................... 19.15 22.4 19.15 22.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.15 22.4 19.15 22.4 – –

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Group II ............................................................. 21.55 6.8 – – – –

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Group II ............................................................. 21.55 6.8 21.55 6.8 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 19.82 6.8 19.98 7.0 15.24 21.6

Group I .............................................................. 11.73 6.2 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.30 5.7 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 27.15 16.0 29.39 14.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 28.78 14.9 29.46 14.6 – –

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 22.67 4.9 22.67 4.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.67 4.9 22.67 4.9 – –

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. 19.28 17.9 19.28 17.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.57 17.8 20.57 17.8 – –

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 17.33 2.7 17.34 2.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.23 3.9 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.13 2.9 – – – –

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 20.90 8.7 20.90 8.7 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.90 8.7 20.90 8.7 – –

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 14.72 4.9 14.72 4.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.14 4.0 12.14 4.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.16 5.6 16.17 5.7 – –

Millwrights ..................................................................... 27.29 15.0 27.29 15.0 – –

Group II ............................................................. 27.29 15.0 27.29 15.0 – –

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 15.54 20.2 15.54 20.2 – –

Production occupations .................................................... 15.77 2.0 15.91 2.0 11.03 12.5

Group I .............................................................. 14.35 1.3 – – – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Production occupations –Continued

Group II ............................................................. $18.88 3.4 – – – –

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 20.89 4.1 $20.89 4.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.88 4.6 20.88 4.6 – –

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 14.40 11.5 14.78 12.1 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.96 16.9 – – – –

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 19.32 6.9 19.32 6.9 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.76 9.9 – – – –

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 19.57 7.8 19.57 7.8 – –

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 14.39 5.6 14.98 3.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.40 10.5 – – – –

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 12.79 7.9 13.40 6.0 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.40 6.0 13.40 6.0 – –

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 16.09 2.6 16.09 2.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 15.53 2.5 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 17.76 5.6 – – – –

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 17.79 2.2 17.79 2.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 17.18 5.0 17.18 5.0 – –

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 14.04 2.8 14.04 2.8 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.43 3.1 14.43 3.1 – –

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ........................................... – – 13.48 15.5 – –

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 14.18 17.2 14.18 17.2 – –

Group I .............................................................. 13.52 19.1 13.52 19.1 – –

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 22.39 21.4 22.39 21.4 – –

Group II ............................................................. 22.39 21.4 22.39 21.4 – –

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 16.33 9.1 16.45 9.1 – –

Group I .............................................................. 16.23 14.4 – – – –

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 16.33 7.4 16.49 7.3 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.72 9.0 14.72 9.0 – –

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 18.47 3.7 18.47 3.7 – –

Group I .............................................................. 18.04 14.4 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 19.15 11.8 – – – –

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ....................................................................... 16.39 .8 – – – –

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 16.03 8.5 16.03 8.5 – –

Group I .............................................................. 14.36 10.1 14.36 10.1 – –

Group II ............................................................. 18.34 14.8 18.34 14.8 – –

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 12.62 3.0 12.67 3.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.45 2.8 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 16.22 .4 – – – –

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 11.30 1.6 11.30 1.6 – –

Group I .............................................................. 10.80 8.8 10.80 8.8 – –

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 14.05 6.8 15.78 8.5 $9.15 6.8

Group I .............................................................. 12.54 3.7 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 20.67 3.3 – – – –

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 18.11 2.3 – – 15.43 3.9

Group I .............................................................. 18.43 1.8 – – – –

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 16.43 4.9 – – 15.58 3.9

Group I .............................................................. 16.93 4.4 – – – –

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 15.92 7.3 18.42 7.1 – –

Group I .............................................................. 12.82 9.5 – – – –

Group II ............................................................. 21.61 1.3 – – – –

Driver/sales workers ..................................................... 10.47 11.5 – – – –

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 21.72 3.9 21.72 3.9 – –

Group I .............................................................. 21.00 8.4 21.00 8.4 – –

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation4 and level

Total Full-time workers Part-time workers

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Mean

Relative

error5

(percent)

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer –Continued

Group II ............................................................. $22.48 2.4 $22.48 2.4 – –

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 13.83 9.2 – – – –

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 11.27 7.4 12.89 5.7 $9.14 8.4

Group I .............................................................. 11.14 7.6 – – – –

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 11.07 8.9 13.77 9.9 8.85 5.3

Group I .............................................................. 10.95 9.2 13.63 11.0 8.85 5.3

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 10.71 9.3 10.86 11.3 – –

Group I .............................................................. 10.27 8.9 10.40 11.3 – –

1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining

levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II

combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines

levels 13-15. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded

are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the

number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where

a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around

a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories

not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $8.00 $10.70 $16.00 $23.23 $31.39

Management occupations ................................................. 17.44 22.60 30.77 47.07 57.11

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 14.81 26.44 48.94 52.89 56.49

Sales managers ............................................................ 14.81 25.74 31.25 49.04 81.50

Financial managers .......................................................... 22.60 22.60 27.50 45.82 58.17

Industrial production managers ........................................ 31.25 39.13 46.05 47.16 67.40

Education administrators .................................................. 24.47 30.57 41.93 48.64 56.99

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 16.00 18.46 23.00 28.13 33.64

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 19.23 19.28 20.94 24.00 33.65

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 16.00 19.90 23.91 29.40 33.85

Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .. 16.00 16.00 21.82 23.91 29.40

Training and development specialists .......................... 18.16 19.90 22.50 27.97 27.97

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 16.66 16.66 22.60 28.84 30.78

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 16.11 20.63 30.06 34.58 38.46

Computer programmers ................................................... 21.63 25.39 29.73 30.26 34.17

Computer support specialists ........................................... 10.94 16.11 16.11 24.36 35.80

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 18.27 24.04 32.21 36.29 39.64

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 23.63 27.25 32.60 36.65 39.42

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 15.77 19.62 27.93 39.86 48.72

Engineers ......................................................................... 15.77 27.07 34.59 42.44 50.29

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 19.62 19.62 19.62 33.65 33.65

Industrial engineers .................................................. 19.62 19.62 19.62 33.65 33.65

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 29.15 29.15 39.86 39.86 45.87

Drafters ............................................................................. 12.90 16.80 17.31 20.00 20.18

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 15.93 17.42 20.32 22.98 24.67

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ......... 16.00 17.67 19.75 20.67 23.90

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 16.64 23.37 30.14 38.86 45.67

Physical scientists ............................................................ 24.07 31.90 38.86 45.67 45.67

Community and social services occupations .................. 15.77 17.48 21.56 26.48 31.91

Counselors ....................................................................... 15.50 19.10 24.74 31.86 43.58

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 20.19 24.74 27.51 34.72 45.34

Social workers .................................................................. 14.80 16.99 19.34 23.26 28.58

Child, family, and school social workers ....................... 15.22 17.30 21.77 24.73 29.59

Medical and public health social workers ..................... 16.48 17.48 19.10 22.05 24.16

Miscellaneous community and social service

specialists ................................................................... 17.48 18.29 25.00 28.46 30.89

Legal occupations .............................................................. 20.58 20.58 23.98 53.94 56.85

Lawyers ............................................................................ 21.01 28.85 53.94 56.85 58.37

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 16.98 25.26 35.80 44.36 49.07

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 19.34 32.68 41.02 50.95 62.93

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 33.56 38.70 44.93 55.52 61.54

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 24.56 30.81 39.21 44.67 47.59

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 25.76 32.76 40.58 45.53 48.70

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 25.26 32.38 40.40 45.45 48.70

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 23.45 28.74 34.86 41.32 46.46

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 23.18 28.19 34.21 40.58 46.46

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 22.32 26.40 33.15 42.40 49.57

Librarians .......................................................................... 17.46 21.78 26.30 39.50 45.26

Library technicians ............................................................ 11.80 13.37 18.46 19.18 21.67

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 8.78 10.99 13.07 17.23 23.27

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 7.25 14.81 22.12 24.92 26.11

Designers ......................................................................... 7.25 20.69 22.12 25.69 29.04

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 13.17 18.19 22.50 26.85 32.92

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 18.79 19.63 24.52 76.92 99.03

Registered nurses ............................................................ 20.09 23.10 26.11 27.15 30.00

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Therapists ......................................................................... $17.25 $22.03 $28.80 $28.80 $35.34

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 10.90 13.17 16.80 19.11 22.55

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 12.98 19.02 21.36 23.04 28.95

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 15.31 17.01 18.73 19.76 22.33

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 9.00 9.56 10.70 11.85 14.58

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 9.00 9.62 10.56 11.45 12.87

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 9.00 10.00 10.73 11.45 12.87

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 9.00 9.00 10.70 15.75 17.30

Protective service occupations ......................................... 7.25 8.28 14.86 21.30 26.10

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 15.95 16.10 19.77 21.51 23.98

Police officers ................................................................... 18.28 21.59 23.63 26.95 27.96

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 18.28 21.59 24.43 26.95 27.96

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 6.25 7.50 8.25 9.50 13.11

Security guards ............................................................. 6.25 7.50 8.25 9.50 13.11

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 2.13 5.75 8.00 10.30 12.50

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 12.50 13.48 15.39 16.91 17.16

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 12.50 12.50 15.39 15.39 16.91

Cooks ............................................................................... 6.00 6.25 8.00 10.00 11.50

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 8.50 8.75 9.36 10.25 12.00

Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.40 8.40 10.53 12.13 12.87

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 2.13 2.13 5.15 8.70 10.00

Bartenders .................................................................... 2.13 4.75 6.00 9.30 12.20

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 2.13 2.13 2.13 8.01 8.70

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 5.15 5.50 7.00 10.00 12.50

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 5.40 6.00 7.20 8.89 10.63

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 5.40 6.00 7.20 9.50 10.63

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and

coffee shop ............................................................. 6.50 7.00 7.00 8.22 8.50

Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................ 7.00 7.00 8.90 9.99 12.68

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 5.15 5.15 7.50 8.50 8.58

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ 3.50 4.50 6.00 6.60 7.75

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 7.00 8.00 8.70 11.05 15.51

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.25 8.00 8.69 11.48 15.51

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 7.50 8.00 8.75 12.98 16.55

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 7.23 8.15 8.50 9.44 10.85

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.51 15.40

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 7.00 8.75 13.56 20.29 28.72

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 11.96 13.56 18.08 19.32 36.85

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ................................................................... 11.30 11.96 13.85 18.08 18.70

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 18.76 18.76 25.00 36.85 48.15

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 6.75 7.72 8.80 11.00 14.25

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 6.55 6.83 7.95 10.10 14.67

Cashiers ................................................................... 6.55 6.83 7.90 9.63 14.67

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 6.92 8.10 9.10 12.92 13.61

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 14.42 18.75 24.04 31.11 39.42

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 14.31 16.58 24.04 29.67 38.33

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 9.94 11.80 14.23 17.19 21.53

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 17.18 17.92 21.21 27.78 31.20

Financial clerks ................................................................. 10.15 11.85 13.59 15.82 18.00

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 9.43 11.00 12.50 12.91 14.90

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 11.00 12.08 15.18 16.83 21.23

Tellers ........................................................................... 8.25 10.00 12.02 12.75 14.40

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Customer service representatives .................................... $11.59 $12.59 $14.50 $17.81 $19.97

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................ 10.08 10.85 13.00 13.34 17.86

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 7.05 7.25 9.79 14.81 17.40

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 9.67 12.46 13.20 14.50 15.10

Dispatchers ....................................................................... 7.78 13.00 19.85 21.55 25.45

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 11.15 11.15 13.11 15.20 27.20

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 7.62 9.45 13.17 15.82 18.20

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 11.59 13.46 16.22 19.11 23.34

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 12.50 15.95 19.15 23.79 30.15

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 11.13 14.75 15.38 17.19 17.98

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 10.43 12.00 14.19 17.07 20.26

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 10.40 12.65 13.67 17.35 21.03

Data entry keyers ......................................................... 10.40 10.68 13.26 13.67 21.03

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 9.18 10.00 13.24 15.50 21.53

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 12.50 15.00 17.97 23.73 27.24

Carpenters ........................................................................ 15.00 16.00 17.54 26.90 26.90

Electricians ....................................................................... 12.50 15.00 17.79 25.42 31.32

Painters and paperhangers .............................................. 14.12 14.12 14.12 26.06 31.74

Painters, construction and maintenance ...................... 14.12 14.12 14.12 26.06 31.74

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 10.80 14.27 18.66 24.26 30.56

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 16.06 22.56 24.35 35.72 39.77

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 17.99 21.99 22.83 25.64 26.89

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. 14.27 15.00 17.00 19.03 28.00

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 11.80 13.00 15.28 20.75 30.81

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 13.36 16.00 20.86 26.63 31.16

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 11.20 12.60 13.92 15.50 20.75

Millwrights ..................................................................... 16.28 30.56 30.81 30.81 30.81

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 8.00 9.50 13.50 22.36 25.84

Production occupations .................................................... 9.13 11.19 14.65 18.60 26.06

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 16.59 18.46 20.01 22.37 28.25

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 8.80 9.50 12.72 16.55 27.09

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 14.64 16.50 17.25 25.00 25.00

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 14.25 16.45 17.25 25.00 28.12

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 8.50 12.09 14.00 16.56 18.63

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 8.50 11.75 13.28 14.00 15.92

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 10.00 12.90 15.43 19.30 26.77

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 12.30 13.40 16.90 19.30 27.27

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 9.50 10.00 13.30 15.43 20.75

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 9.13 9.13 12.65 17.66 27.20

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 15.00 17.00 19.25 30.99 32.09

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 12.75 13.24 14.35 17.69 21.00

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 12.75 13.00 16.00 19.25 21.00

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 14.95 15.75 18.04 19.55 23.14

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ....................................................................... 12.50 12.84 14.75 18.89 25.31

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 11.07 13.51 14.10 18.65 24.63

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 8.00 9.35 11.00 15.17 19.83

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 7.06 9.35 10.00 12.45 16.14

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 7.50 9.00 12.25 17.90 21.92

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 13.05 16.74 18.02 21.44 21.44

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 13.05 14.61 17.60 17.78 18.35

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 5.50 8.01 17.00 21.81 25.66

Driver/sales workers ..................................................... 5.25 5.50 5.75 19.33 20.00

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 14.87 17.90 21.21 25.45 26.65

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ $11.25 $11.25 $12.25 $13.82 $20.75

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 7.50 7.85 9.75 12.37 17.18

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 7.31 7.85 9.25 12.35 19.78

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 6.78 9.60 10.17 11.87 15.62

1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $8.00 $10.44 $15.16 $22.31 $30.29

Management occupations ................................................. 17.44 22.60 30.29 45.87 59.86

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 14.81 25.74 49.04 52.89 56.49

Sales managers ............................................................ 14.81 24.33 32.93 49.04 81.50

Financial managers .......................................................... 22.60 22.60 27.50 45.82 58.17

Industrial production managers ........................................ 31.25 39.13 46.05 47.16 67.40

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 16.00 18.46 23.00 28.13 33.65

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 19.23 19.28 20.94 24.00 33.65

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 16.00 19.27 27.97 33.85 33.85

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 16.66 16.66 22.21 28.85 30.78

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 16.11 20.63 30.08 34.58 38.46

Computer programmers ................................................... 20.89 24.74 28.96 30.26 30.26

Computer support specialists ........................................... 10.94 16.11 16.11 24.36 35.80

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 18.23 24.63 32.21 36.34 39.79

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 23.63 27.25 32.60 37.56 39.42

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 15.77 19.62 27.93 39.86 48.72

Engineers ......................................................................... 15.77 25.55 34.29 43.17 50.29

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 19.62 19.62 19.62 33.65 33.65

Industrial engineers .................................................. 19.62 19.62 19.62 33.65 33.65

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 29.15 29.15 39.86 39.86 45.87

Drafters ............................................................................. 12.90 16.80 17.31 20.00 20.18

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 15.67 17.34 20.50 23.26 24.70

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 16.59 22.30 30.02 38.86 45.67

Community and social services occupations .................. 13.75 16.48 19.10 21.77 24.73

Social workers .................................................................. 13.75 16.48 19.10 21.80 23.26

Legal occupations .............................................................. 20.58 20.58 20.99 56.85 56.85

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 18.54 22.11 28.74 34.21 39.13

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 19.34 19.34 38.32 59.73 72.04

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 7.25 13.81 21.88 24.76 27.89

Designers ......................................................................... 7.25 20.69 22.12 25.69 29.04

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 13.17 17.94 22.41 26.85 31.16

Registered nurses ............................................................ 20.09 23.17 26.11 27.00 29.00

Therapists ......................................................................... 17.25 22.25 28.80 28.80 35.50

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ............. 10.90 13.17 16.80 19.11 22.55

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 9.25 18.06 21.67 26.46 28.95

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 15.31 17.00 18.56 19.76 21.64

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 9.00 9.44 10.70 11.45 13.50

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 9.00 9.62 10.56 11.30 12.82

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 8.95 10.06 10.77 11.45 12.87

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 9.00 9.00 10.70 13.33 16.00

Protective service occupations ......................................... 6.45 7.50 8.28 10.00 13.34

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 6.25 7.50 8.22 9.25 13.00

Security guards ............................................................. 6.25 7.50 8.22 9.25 13.00

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 2.13 5.75 7.85 10.00 12.50

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 12.50 12.50 15.39 16.91 26.44

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 12.50 12.50 15.39 15.39 16.91

Cooks ............................................................................... 5.88 6.15 7.50 9.50 10.92

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 8.50 8.75 9.36 10.25 12.00

Food preparation workers ................................................. 8.40 8.40 10.53 11.25 13.14

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 2.13 2.13 5.15 8.70 10.00

Bartenders .................................................................... 2.13 4.75 6.00 9.30 12.20

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 2.13 2.13 2.13 8.01 8.70

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 —

Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... $5.15 $5.50 $7.00 $10.00 $12.50

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 5.40 6.00 7.20 8.85 10.63

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 5.40 6.00 7.20 9.45 10.63

Dishwashers ..................................................................... 5.15 5.15 7.50 8.50 8.58

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ 3.50 4.50 6.00 6.60 7.75

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 7.00 8.00 8.50 9.42 12.98

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.21 8.00 8.50 9.59 12.98

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 7.25 8.00 8.50 10.40 14.00

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 7.23 8.15 8.50 9.44 10.85

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.00 8.00 8.80 10.51 10.51

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 7.00 8.75 13.56 19.73 28.72

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 11.96 13.56 18.08 19.32 36.85

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ................................................................... 8.00 11.96 13.56 18.08 18.08

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 18.76 18.76 25.00 36.85 48.15

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 6.75 7.70 8.80 11.00 13.62

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 6.55 6.83 7.89 9.63 14.67

Cashiers ................................................................... 6.55 6.83 7.89 9.63 14.67

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 6.92 8.10 9.10 12.92 13.61

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 14.42 18.75 24.04 31.11 39.42

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 14.31 16.58 24.04 29.67 38.33

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 9.85 11.63 14.05 16.83 21.15

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 17.88 17.88 21.21 28.08 33.03

Financial clerks ................................................................. 10.15 11.78 13.59 15.62 17.97

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ........ 9.43 11.00 12.50 12.91 14.90

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 11.00 12.08 15.18 16.83 21.23

Tellers ........................................................................... 8.25 10.00 12.02 12.75 14.40

Customer service representatives .................................... 11.59 12.59 14.50 17.81 19.97

Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................ 10.08 10.85 13.00 13.34 17.86

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 8.12 12.00 13.00 14.50 14.50

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 11.15 11.15 13.11 15.20 27.20

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 7.62 9.45 13.17 15.82 18.20

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 11.17 13.08 16.00 18.81 22.84

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 12.50 15.85 18.81 22.84 30.15

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 11.13 14.75 15.38 17.19 17.98

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 10.29 11.76 13.19 15.98 19.11

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 10.40 12.65 13.26 16.64 21.03

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 9.18 10.00 12.69 15.39 20.29

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 12.50 14.50 18.00 23.73 27.24

Carpenters ........................................................................ 15.00 16.00 17.54 26.90 26.90

Electricians ....................................................................... 12.50 14.50 17.79 26.29 31.32

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 10.30 13.61 18.49 25.84 30.81

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 18.10 23.53 26.24 36.17 39.85

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. 14.27 15.00 17.00 19.03 28.00

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 11.80 13.00 15.28 20.75 30.81

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 13.36 16.00 20.51 26.63 31.16

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 11.30 12.66 13.92 15.28 20.75

Millwrights ..................................................................... 16.28 30.56 30.81 30.81 30.81

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 8.00 9.00 12.95 22.36 25.84

Production occupations .................................................... 9.13 11.16 14.50 18.50 26.06

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 —

Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... $16.59 $18.46 $20.01 $22.37 $28.25

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 8.80 9.50 12.72 16.55 27.09

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 14.64 16.50 17.25 25.00 25.00

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 14.25 16.45 17.25 25.00 28.12

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 8.50 12.09 14.00 16.56 18.63

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 8.50 11.75 13.28 14.00 15.92

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 10.00 12.90 15.43 19.30 26.77

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 12.30 13.40 16.90 19.30 27.27

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 9.50 10.00 13.30 15.43 20.75

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 9.13 9.13 12.65 17.66 27.20

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 15.00 17.00 19.25 30.99 32.09

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 12.75 13.24 14.35 17.69 21.00

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 12.75 13.00 16.00 19.25 21.00

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 14.95 15.75 18.04 19.55 23.14

Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending

workers ....................................................................... 12.50 12.84 14.75 18.89 25.31

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 11.07 13.51 14.10 18.65 24.63

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 8.00 9.35 11.00 15.00 19.83

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 7.06 9.35 10.00 12.45 16.14

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 7.41 8.80 12.00 17.16 21.81

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 5.50 8.01 17.00 21.81 25.68

Driver/sales workers ..................................................... 5.25 5.50 5.75 19.33 20.00

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 14.87 17.90 21.21 25.45 26.65

Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................ 11.25 11.25 12.25 13.82 20.75

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 7.50 7.85 9.74 12.37 17.18

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 7.31 7.85 9.25 12.35 19.78

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 6.78 9.60 10.17 11.87 15.62

1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December

2005

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $12.56 $16.10 $21.32 $30.15 $44.67

Management occupations ................................................. 19.51 24.47 43.63 48.64 54.85

Education administrators .................................................. 24.47 39.74 45.22 54.85 58.83

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 13.79 19.33 23.65 25.56 29.27

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 18.61 19.90 23.59 26.00 29.40

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 22.80 22.80 22.80 33.87 35.58

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 23.82 26.21 30.15 45.06 53.35

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 20.19 24.74 27.51 34.72 45.34

Social workers .................................................................. 16.15 17.92 21.52 24.84 30.56

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 16.38 29.39 39.63 45.56 49.43

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 26.22 33.42 41.29 49.43 61.78

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 33.56 38.70 44.93 55.52 61.54

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 30.72 37.95 42.12 46.31 49.07

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 30.96 38.03 42.12 46.52 49.07

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 31.01 37.92 41.87 46.52 49.26

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 30.29 36.84 41.40 46.23 47.96

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 30.29 37.42 41.93 46.46 47.96

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 22.60 29.29 35.01 43.87 49.97

Librarians .......................................................................... 17.46 21.78 26.30 39.50 45.26

Library technicians ............................................................ 10.61 11.80 13.18 15.00 17.68

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 9.86 11.87 13.84 18.29 23.98

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 10.50 20.50 27.04 32.26 61.49

Registered nurses ............................................................ 20.50 22.15 27.80 31.39 37.08

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 9.54 12.10 14.16 16.18 18.97

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 9.14 9.87 13.81 15.23 16.18

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 11.75 12.48 15.26 17.64 19.70

Protective service occupations ......................................... 15.45 16.99 21.30 24.80 27.96

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 15.95 16.10 19.77 21.51 23.98

Police officers ................................................................... 18.28 21.59 23.63 26.95 27.96

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 18.28 21.59 24.43 26.95 27.96

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 9.99 11.95 12.67 13.48 15.96

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 8.69 11.26 14.20 16.64 19.80

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 8.45 10.53 13.63 16.15 18.41

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 8.39 11.26 13.73 16.15 18.41

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 10.00 12.56 19.97 24.15 27.90

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 11.07 13.67 16.47 20.22 24.06

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 17.18 19.48 25.49 25.91 25.91

Financial clerks ................................................................. 11.39 12.43 17.34 18.66 21.32

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 7.05 7.25 9.79 14.81 17.40

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 13.06 14.19 16.70 22.50 24.06

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 12.61 14.19 15.58 18.09 23.22

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 10.35 13.38 16.60 23.17 23.99

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... 14.75 16.04 17.42 20.65 28.94

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 13.68 17.33 19.54 22.16 22.94

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 11.20 13.02 20.14 22.94 22.94

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 11.09 12.32 20.14 22.94 22.94

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December

2005 — Continued

Occupation2 10 25 Median

50 75 90

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... $12.19 $17.03 $18.02 $21.44 $23.95

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 13.94 17.15 18.35 21.44 21.44

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 13.74 16.74 17.60 17.78 18.35

1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $9.42 $12.50 $17.06 $24.73 $33.00

Management occupations ................................................. 17.44 22.60 30.77 47.07 57.31

Marketing and sales managers ........................................ 14.81 26.44 48.94 52.89 56.49

Sales managers ............................................................ 14.81 25.74 31.25 49.04 81.50

Financial managers .......................................................... 22.60 22.60 27.50 45.82 59.86

Industrial production managers ........................................ 31.25 39.13 46.05 47.16 67.40

Education administrators .................................................. 24.47 30.57 41.93 49.05 57.56

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 16.00 18.74 23.00 28.13 32.68

Buyers and purchasing agents ......................................... 19.23 19.28 20.94 24.00 33.65

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ................................................................... 19.90 23.59 27.83 29.79 33.85

Accountants and auditors ................................................. 16.66 16.66 22.60 28.85 30.78

Computer and mathematical science occupations ......... 16.11 20.63 30.08 34.58 38.46

Computer programmers ................................................... 21.63 25.39 29.73 30.26 34.17

Computer support specialists ........................................... 10.94 16.11 16.11 24.36 35.80

Computer systems analysts ............................................. 18.23 22.80 32.21 36.34 39.75

Network and computer systems administrators ................ 23.63 27.25 32.60 36.65 39.42

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................... 15.77 19.62 27.93 39.86 48.72

Engineers ......................................................................... 15.77 27.07 34.59 42.44 50.29

Industrial engineers, including health and safety .......... 19.62 19.62 19.62 33.65 33.65

Industrial engineers .................................................. 19.62 19.62 19.62 33.65 33.65

Mechanical engineers ................................................... 29.15 29.15 39.86 39.86 45.87

Drafters ............................................................................. 12.90 16.80 17.31 20.00 20.18

Engineering technicians, except drafters .......................... 15.93 17.42 20.32 22.98 24.67

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ......... 16.00 17.67 19.75 20.67 23.90

Life, physical, and social science occupations ............... 16.64 23.65 30.15 38.86 45.67

Physical scientists ............................................................ 24.07 31.90 38.86 45.67 45.67

Community and social services occupations .................. 15.40 17.48 20.16 25.00 31.66

Counselors ....................................................................... 15.35 16.92 20.16 33.43 45.34

Educational, vocational, and school counselors ........... 17.61 22.00 34.72 45.34 48.88

Social workers .................................................................. 14.65 16.99 19.34 23.26 27.58

Child, family, and school social workers ....................... 15.22 17.30 21.77 24.47 29.28

Miscellaneous community and social service

specialists ................................................................... 17.48 18.03 25.00 28.46 30.89

Legal occupations .............................................................. 20.58 20.58 22.62 54.47 56.85

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 19.38 28.74 37.31 44.90 49.24

Postsecondary teachers ................................................... 19.34 34.69 42.56 54.08 63.90

Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................ 34.79 39.36 46.68 58.12 62.55

Primary, secondary, and special education school

teachers ...................................................................... 24.57 31.17 39.35 44.67 47.84

Elementary and middle school teachers ....................... 25.76 32.76 40.58 45.56 48.70

Elementary school teachers, except special

education ............................................................ 25.26 32.31 40.30 45.49 48.70

Secondary school teachers .......................................... 23.43 28.74 35.04 41.40 46.46

Secondary school teachers, except special and

vocational education ........................................... 23.18 27.92 34.29 40.81 46.46

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 27.95 32.80 36.75 47.48 49.99

Librarians .......................................................................... 19.38 22.74 28.18 45.26 45.26

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 8.75 11.26 14.41 18.45 23.98

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations .................................................................. 13.26 19.84 22.12 25.69 29.04

Designers ......................................................................... 20.69 22.12 22.12 25.69 29.04

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 14.31 19.05 22.57 26.85 32.92

Physicians and surgeons .................................................. 18.79 19.63 23.83 76.92 99.03

Registered nurses ............................................................ 20.09 22.66 26.11 27.09 31.02

Therapists ......................................................................... 17.25 19.45 28.80 28.80 35.34

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 16.79 17.73 18.73 20.50 23.19

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 —

Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... $9.01 $10.00 $10.73 $12.05 $15.70

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 9.01 9.63 10.56 11.34 12.87

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 9.00 10.00 10.75 11.45 12.87

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................ 10.48 10.70 11.75 15.75 18.16

Protective service occupations ......................................... 7.50 8.28 15.95 21.59 26.10

Fire fighters ....................................................................... 15.95 16.10 19.77 21.51 23.98

Police officers ................................................................... 17.82 21.59 24.43 26.95 27.96

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ................................. 17.82 21.59 24.43 26.95 27.96

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers ............ 6.50 7.50 8.28 10.95 13.34

Security guards ............................................................. 6.50 7.50 8.28 10.95 13.34

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 6.00 8.36 10.00 12.50 15.39

First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and

serving workers .......................................................... 12.50 12.50 15.39 16.91 21.88

First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation

and serving workers ............................................... 12.50 12.50 15.39 15.39 16.91

Cooks ............................................................................... 6.15 6.55 9.50 10.50 11.95

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 2.13 4.75 7.30 9.90 12.50

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 8.10 8.38 10.00 10.63 11.00

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 8.25 8.51 10.63 10.63 11.00

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 7.23 8.00 9.21 11.60 15.79

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.70 8.14 9.25 11.70 15.70

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 8.00 8.75 10.29 13.63 16.64

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ............................... 7.23 8.00 8.50 9.23 10.87

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.65 8.50 10.51 10.51 19.97

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 8.30 11.96 16.12 26.16 30.05

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ............... 11.96 13.56 18.08 19.32 36.85

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ................................................................... 11.30 11.96 13.85 18.08 18.70

First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales

workers ................................................................... 18.76 18.76 25.00 36.85 48.15

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 7.16 8.39 9.38 12.98 16.50

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 6.83 7.40 8.39 13.50 15.03

Cashiers ................................................................... 6.83 7.30 8.39 13.50 15.03

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 8.00 8.75 9.62 12.98 16.50

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...... 14.42 18.75 24.04 31.11 39.42

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,

except technical and scientific products ................. 14.31 16.58 24.04 29.67 38.33

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 10.40 12.29 14.66 17.50 21.62

First-line supervisors/managers of office and

administrative support workers ................................... 17.88 17.92 21.21 27.78 31.20

Financial clerks ................................................................. 10.15 11.75 13.86 16.08 18.66

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ............. 11.00 12.38 15.18 16.83 21.23

Tellers ........................................................................... 8.25 10.00 12.02 12.84 14.40

Customer service representatives .................................... 11.59 12.59 14.50 17.81 19.97

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 8.48 13.20 15.33 17.40 20.43

Receptionists and information clerks ................................ 8.83 12.63 13.60 14.50 17.35

Dispatchers ....................................................................... 13.00 13.00 20.45 24.40 25.45

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................... 11.15 11.15 13.11 15.20 27.20

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................ 9.85 12.55 14.00 15.82 22.81

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 11.63 13.76 16.55 19.15 23.73

Executive secretaries and administrative assistants .... 12.50 17.10 19.71 24.06 30.15

Medical secretaries ....................................................... 11.13 14.91 15.69 17.19 18.00

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........ 10.29 12.30 14.42 17.16 20.26

Data entry and information processing workers ............... 10.40 12.65 13.67 17.35 21.03

Data entry keyers ......................................................... 10.40 10.68 13.26 13.67 21.03

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 10.00 11.90 14.45 19.09 21.53

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 —

Continued

Occupation3

Full-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Construction and extraction occupations ....................... $12.50 $15.00 $17.97 $23.73 $27.24

Carpenters ........................................................................ 15.00 16.00 17.54 26.90 26.90

Electricians ....................................................................... 12.50 15.00 17.79 25.42 31.32

Painters and paperhangers .............................................. 14.12 14.12 14.12 26.06 31.74

Painters, construction and maintenance ...................... 14.12 14.12 14.12 26.06 31.74

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 11.80 14.27 18.69 24.73 30.76

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,

and repairers .............................................................. 18.66 23.89 26.24 36.65 40.27

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ... 17.99 21.99 22.83 25.64 26.89

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics

and installers .............................................................. 14.27 15.00 17.00 19.03 28.00

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance

workers ....................................................................... 11.80 13.00 15.28 20.81 30.81

Industrial machinery mechanics ................................... 13.36 16.00 20.86 26.63 31.16

Maintenance and repair workers, general .................... 11.09 12.60 13.92 15.50 20.75

Millwrights ..................................................................... 16.28 30.56 30.81 30.81 30.81

Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair

workers ....................................................................... 8.00 9.50 13.50 22.36 25.84

Production occupations .................................................... 9.13 11.48 14.78 18.65 26.41

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ....................................................... 16.59 18.46 20.01 22.37 28.25

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ....................... 8.80 9.50 13.17 16.61 27.09

Computer control programmers and operators ................ 14.64 16.50 17.25 25.00 25.00

Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal

and plastic .............................................................. 14.25 16.45 17.25 25.00 28.12

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic .................................................................. 11.50 12.44 14.00 17.25 18.63

Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ................................ 11.00 12.44 13.50 14.25 15.92

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 10.00 12.90 15.43 19.30 26.77

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .............. 12.30 13.40 16.90 19.30 27.27

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool

setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .. 9.50 10.00 13.30 15.43 20.75

Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ........................................... 8.00 10.00 11.80 14.30 26.41

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ......................................................... 9.13 9.13 12.65 17.66 27.20

Tool and die makers ......................................................... 15.00 17.00 19.25 30.99 32.09

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers .......................... 12.75 13.24 14.35 17.69 21.00

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...................... 12.75 13.05 16.00 19.25 21.00

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ............. 14.95 15.75 18.04 19.55 23.14

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....... 11.07 13.51 14.10 18.65 24.63

Miscellaneous production workers ................................... 8.00 9.35 11.00 15.17 19.83

Helpers--production workers ........................................ 7.06 9.35 10.00 12.45 16.14

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 9.00 11.25 13.71 19.80 25.29

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ............................. 8.60 14.20 19.33 24.93 26.25

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ......................... 14.87 17.90 21.21 25.45 26.65

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 8.00 9.60 11.75 15.84 21.76

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ 8.00 10.56 12.19 16.56 21.76

Packers and packagers, hand ...................................... 9.50 9.60 10.17 11.87 15.84

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,

a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a

full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in

another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation3

Part-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

All workers .............................................................................. $5.50 $7.00 $8.35 $11.87 $19.30

Business and financial operations occupations ............. 16.00 16.00 19.27 40.39 40.39

Education, training, and library occupations .................. 10.13 11.87 18.00 24.69 30.29

Other teachers and instructors ......................................... 10.13 13.57 22.60 24.70 27.20

Librarians .......................................................................... 13.52 17.91 19.56 39.50 39.50

Teacher assistants ........................................................... 9.28 10.99 11.79 12.49 12.74

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........ 13.11 15.31 22.03 26.78 30.03

Registered nurses ............................................................ 23.09 24.79 26.13 27.15 28.00

Therapists ......................................................................... 9.12 23.00 25.05 32.00 37.91

Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ............. 18.06 18.56 19.92 21.67 23.04

Radiologic technologists and technicians ..................... 18.06 18.27 21.67 23.04 23.04

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........... 14.98 15.60 18.46 19.76 20.04

Healthcare support occupations ....................................... 8.10 9.00 9.00 11.21 13.81

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................... 8.10 9.50 10.55 12.75 14.00

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ...................... 8.10 9.99 10.48 11.53 14.00

Protective service occupations ......................................... 6.25 7.50 8.00 8.22 10.00

Food preparation and serving related occupations ........ 2.13 5.15 6.50 8.35 10.00

Cooks ............................................................................... 5.50 6.15 7.00 9.00 10.50

Cooks, restaurant ......................................................... 8.00 8.50 9.36 10.00 11.50

Food service, tipped ......................................................... 2.13 2.13 5.15 8.50 9.30

Bartenders .................................................................... 2.13 3.50 8.50 9.30 12.20

Waiters and waitresses ................................................ 2.13 2.13 2.13 8.00 8.70

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender

helpers .................................................................... 5.15 5.15 6.00 10.00 10.00

Fast food and counter workers ......................................... 5.15 5.60 6.40 7.25 8.35

Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................... 5.15 5.50 6.25 7.07 8.35

Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and

coffee shop ............................................................. 6.50 7.00 7.00 8.25 8.50

Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................ 7.00 7.00 7.00 8.90 10.99

Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee

shop ............................................................................ 3.50 4.50 6.00 6.60 7.75

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations .................................................................. 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.75 13.63

Building cleaning workers ................................................. 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.71 13.63

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................... 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.71 13.91

Personal care and service occupations ........................... 7.00 7.25 8.00 9.00 11.75

Sales and related occupations .......................................... 6.50 6.92 8.29 9.40 11.95

Retail sales workers ......................................................... 6.50 6.92 8.30 9.40 12.12

Cashiers, all workers .................................................... 6.25 6.63 7.02 8.05 9.44

Cashiers ................................................................... 6.25 6.63 7.02 8.05 9.44

Retail salespersons ...................................................... 6.50 7.80 8.89 10.00 13.61

Office and administrative support occupations .............. 7.00 8.10 10.50 12.73 14.90

Financial clerks ................................................................. 11.00 12.08 12.50 13.59 18.00

Library assistants, clerical ................................................ 6.75 7.25 8.10 10.15 14.14

Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................ 11.00 12.00 13.00 15.29 21.80

Office clerks, general ........................................................ 8.35 9.18 10.00 10.51 13.08

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......... 7.90 10.50 13.89 21.00 21.00

Production occupations .................................................... 8.00 8.50 9.82 11.00 17.04

Transportation and material moving occupations .......... 5.50 7.41 8.00 10.25 14.92

Bus drivers ........................................................................ 13.05 13.05 15.41 17.78 17.78

Bus drivers, school ....................................................... 13.05 13.67 15.48 17.78 17.78

Laborers and material movers, hand ................................ 6.55 7.85 7.85 9.55 12.85

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 —

Continued

Occupation3

Part-time workers

10 25 Median

50 75 90

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ........................................................................ $6.50 $7.85 $7.85 $9.50 $11.60

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,

a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a

full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in

another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are

calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are

scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours

are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the

same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth

of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate

shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly

wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.

Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;

nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not

meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data

for categories not shown separately

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers ................................................ $20.03 $17.06 $795 $673 39.7 $40,575 $34,861 2,026

Management occupations ................... 36.05 30.77 1,400 1,220 38.8 72,389 63,450 2,008

Marketing and sales managers .......... 41.12 48.94 1,645 1,957 40.0 85,520 101,787 2,080

Sales managers .............................. 39.39 31.25 1,576 1,250 40.0 81,935 65,002 2,080

Financial managers ............................ 36.73 27.50 1,585 1,220 43.1 82,410 63,450 2,244

Industrial production managers .......... 44.83 46.05 1,793 1,842 40.0 93,242 95,776 2,080

Education administrators .................... 43.16 41.93 1,670 1,677 38.7 77,672 74,316 1,800

Business and financial operations

occupations .................................... 24.33 23.00 976 920 40.1 50,727 47,834 2,085

Buyers and purchasing agents ........... 23.76 20.94 975 920 41.1 50,721 47,834 2,135

Human resources, training, and labor

relations specialists ...................... 27.20 27.83 1,086 1,113 39.9 56,462 57,886 2,075

Accountants and auditors ................... 23.52 22.60 946 923 40.2 49,176 48,000 2,091

Computer and mathematical science

occupations .................................... 28.03 30.08 1,114 1,158 39.7 57,929 60,237 2,067

Computer programmers ..................... 28.59 29.73 1,144 1,189 40.0 59,472 61,830 2,080

Computer support specialists ............. 19.85 16.11 789 644 39.8 41,039 33,509 2,068

Computer systems analysts ............... 30.40 32.21 1,210 1,288 39.8 62,909 67,001 2,069

Network and computer systems

administrators ............................... 32.84 32.60 1,310 1,304 39.9 68,137 67,810 2,075

Architecture and engineering

occupations .................................... 29.90 27.93 1,233 1,150 41.2 63,955 59,773 2,139

Engineers ........................................... 34.72 34.59 1,453 1,428 41.9 75,579 74,235 2,177

Industrial engineers, including

health and safety ...................... 25.55 19.62 1,161 981 45.4 60,360 50,999 2,362

Industrial engineers .................... 25.55 19.62 1,161 981 45.4 60,360 50,999 2,362

Mechanical engineers ..................... 36.77 39.86 1,512 1,594 41.1 78,635 82,909 2,139

Drafters ............................................... 17.76 17.31 710 692 40.0 36,933 36,007 2,080

Engineering technicians, except

drafters ......................................... 20.44 20.32 818 813 40.0 42,108 42,099 2,060

Electrical and electronic

engineering technicians ............ 19.45 19.75 778 790 40.0 39,407 39,520 2,027

Life, physical, and social science

occupations .................................... 31.12 30.15 1,236 1,206 39.7 63,263 62,712 2,033

Physical scientists .............................. 38.03 38.86 1,521 1,554 40.0 79,112 80,829 2,080

Community and social services

occupations .................................... 22.35 20.16 885 806 39.6 44,676 41,933 1,999

Counselors ......................................... 25.68 20.16 1,015 806 39.5 48,306 41,933 1,881

Educational, vocational, and school

counselors ................................ 34.17 34.72 1,314 1,302 38.5 52,894 48,168 1,548

Social workers .................................... 20.39 19.34 814 774 39.9 41,758 40,227 2,048

Child, family, and school social

workers ..................................... 21.29 21.77 848 871 39.8 42,592 45,290 2,000

Miscellaneous community and social

service specialists ......................... 24.12 25.00 934 1,000 38.7 48,572 52,000 2,014

Legal occupations ................................ 34.45 22.62 1,450 1,029 42.1 75,396 53,500 2,189

Education, training, and library

occupations .................................... 36.41 37.31 1,350 1,398 37.1 51,978 53,281 1,428

Postsecondary teachers ..................... 44.29 42.56 1,731 1,654 39.1 70,220 68,250 1,585

Miscellaneous postsecondary

teachers .................................... 48.64 46.68 1,908 1,847 39.2 75,885 73,783 1,560

Primary, secondary, and special

education school teachers ............ 37.68 39.35 1,374 1,425 36.5 51,635 53,281 1,370

Elementary and middle school

teachers .................................... 38.84 40.58 1,390 1,448 35.8 51,940 53,281 1,337

Elementary school teachers,

except special education ...... 38.43 40.30 1,369 1,420 35.6 51,284 52,267 1,334

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Secondary school teachers ............ $35.05 $35.04 $1,309 $1,306 37.3 $49,368 $49,358 1,408

Secondary school teachers,

except special and vocational

education .............................. 34.71 34.29 1,308 1,292 37.7 49,400 48,860 1,423

Other teachers and instructors ........... 38.49 36.75 1,453 1,392 37.7 54,363 55,695 1,412

Librarians ............................................ 30.72 28.18 1,144 1,053 37.2 52,868 58,300 1,721

Teacher assistants ............................. 15.50 14.41 576 532 37.1 23,628 24,706 1,524

Arts, design, entertainment, sports,

and media occupations .................. 21.69 22.12 860 885 39.6 44,702 46,010 2,061

Designers ........................................... 23.41 22.12 936 885 40.0 48,685 46,010 2,080

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations .................................... 24.04 22.57 953 896 39.6 49,372 46,280 2,053

Physicians and surgeons .................... 48.90 23.83 1,956 953 40.0 101,722 49,566 2,080

Registered nurses .............................. 26.13 26.11 1,040 1,033 39.8 53,906 53,602 2,063

Therapists ........................................... 25.69 28.80 1,028 1,152 40.0 53,433 59,900 2,080

Licensed practical and licensed

vocational nurses .......................... 19.31 18.73 752 749 38.9 37,866 37,733 1,961

Healthcare support occupations ......... 11.46 10.73 438 428 38.2 22,782 22,256 1,987

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health

aides ............................................. 10.76 10.56 419 408 38.9 21,782 21,216 2,024

Nursing aides, orderlies, and

attendants ................................. 10.80 10.75 418 413 38.7 21,720 21,450 2,011

Miscellaneous healthcare support

occupations .................................. 13.61 11.75 493 443 36.2 25,632 23,026 1,883

Protective service occupations ........... 16.24 15.95 667 622 41.1 34,686 32,344 2,136

Fire fighters ......................................... 19.38 19.77 888 846 45.8 46,156 43,969 2,382

Police officers ..................................... 23.58 24.43 943 977 40.0 49,044 50,814 2,080

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ... 23.65 24.43 946 977 40.0 49,188 50,814 2,080

Security guards and gaming

surveillance officers ...................... 9.17 8.28 367 331 40.0 19,077 17,212 2,080

Security guards ............................... 9.17 8.28 367 331 40.0 19,077 17,212 2,080

Food preparation and serving related

occupations .................................... 10.43 10.00 402 400 38.5 20,702 19,760 1,985

First-line supervisors/managers, food

preparation and serving workers .. 16.11 15.39 635 615 39.4 32,621 32,001 2,025

First-line supervisors/managers of

food preparation and serving

workers ..................................... 14.80 15.39 581 615 39.3 29,804 32,001 2,014

Cooks ................................................. 9.04 9.50 327 380 36.1 16,981 19,760 1,879

Food service, tipped ........................... 7.14 7.30 267 292 37.3 13,869 15,184 1,941

Fast food and counter workers ........... 9.69 10.00 378 400 39.0 19,636 20,800 2,027

Combined food preparation and

serving workers, including fast

food ........................................... 9.88 10.63 384 400 38.9 19,990 20,800 2,023

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ............. 10.47 9.21 417 360 39.9 21,678 18,720 2,071

Building cleaning workers ................... 10.56 9.25 420 370 39.8 21,797 19,240 2,064

Janitors and cleaners, except

maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 11.59 10.29 461 410 39.8 23,969 21,341 2,067

Maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 8.72 8.50 347 340 39.7 17,922 16,952 2,054

Personal care and service

occupations .................................... 11.72 10.51 461 420 39.3 23,617 21,861 2,014

Sales and related occupations ............ 18.83 16.12 750 645 39.8 38,956 33,534 2,069

First-line supervisors/managers, sales

workers ......................................... 19.12 18.08 798 750 41.8 41,522 39,021 2,172

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

First-line supervisors/managers of

retail sales workers ................... $15.00 $13.85 $638 $542 42.5 $33,185 $28,199 2,212

First-line supervisors/managers of

non-retail sales workers ............ 29.09 25.00 1,163 1,000 40.0 60,502 52,000 2,080

Retail sales workers ........................... 10.80 9.38 425 375 39.3 21,995 19,500 2,037

Cashiers, all workers ...................... 10.39 8.39 413 340 39.8 21,374 17,451 2,058

Cashiers ..................................... 10.18 8.39 405 336 39.8 20,938 17,451 2,057

Retail salespersons ........................ 11.17 9.62 435 385 39.0 22,571 20,014 2,021

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing ............................... 25.93 24.04 1,019 962 39.3 52,977 49,999 2,043

Sales representatives, wholesale

and manufacturing, except

technical and scientific

products .................................... 24.89 24.04 973 962 39.1 50,620 49,999 2,034

Office and administrative support

occupations .................................... 15.51 14.66 616 580 39.7 31,955 30,035 2,060

First-line supervisors/managers of

office and administrative support

workers ......................................... 23.06 21.21 921 848 39.9 47,899 44,111 2,077

Financial clerks ................................... 14.30 13.86 566 552 39.6 29,455 28,725 2,060

Bookkeeping, accounting, and

auditing clerks ........................... 15.51 15.18 616 607 39.7 32,013 31,574 2,064

Tellers ............................................. 11.76 12.02 463 481 39.3 24,055 25,000 2,046

Customer service representatives ...... 15.73 14.50 632 580 40.2 32,885 30,160 2,091

Library assistants, clerical .................. 15.43 15.33 584 596 37.9 30,388 30,984 1,970

Receptionists and information clerks .. 13.32 13.60 531 544 39.9 27,601 28,288 2,073

Dispatchers ......................................... 19.46 20.45 778 818 40.0 40,481 42,536 2,080

Shipping, receiving, and traffic

clerks ............................................ 14.70 13.11 588 524 40.0 30,573 27,269 2,080

Stock clerks and order fillers .............. 15.07 14.00 596 560 39.6 31,003 29,120 2,057

Secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................... 17.07 16.55 677 648 39.6 35,002 33,384 2,050

Executive secretaries and

administrative assistants .......... 20.70 19.71 824 788 39.8 42,872 41,001 2,071

Medical secretaries ......................... 15.46 15.69 612 615 39.6 31,802 32,000 2,057

Secretaries, except legal, medical,

and executive ........................... 14.99 14.42 594 577 39.7 30,533 29,515 2,037

Data entry and information processing

workers ......................................... 15.03 13.67 590 547 39.3 30,687 28,434 2,042

Data entry keyers ........................... 13.87 13.26 555 530 40.0 28,845 27,583 2,080

Office clerks, general .......................... 15.11 14.45 592 574 39.2 30,675 29,862 2,030

Construction and extraction

occupations .................................... 19.14 17.97 754 712 39.4 37,423 35,360 1,955

Carpenters .......................................... 20.15 17.54 792 680 39.3 41,205 35,360 2,045

Electricians ......................................... 20.06 17.79 778 712 38.8 40,455 36,999 2,017

Painters and paperhangers ................ 19.15 14.12 762 565 39.8 39,650 29,376 2,070

Painters, construction and

maintenance ............................. 19.15 14.12 762 565 39.8 39,650 29,376 2,070

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .................................... 19.98 18.69 800 759 40.0 41,392 38,480 2,072

First-line supervisors/managers of

mechanics, installers, and

repairers ....................................... 29.39 26.24 1,184 1,050 40.3 61,555 54,579 2,095

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel

engine specialists ......................... 22.67 22.83 907 913 40.0 47,150 47,486 2,080

Heating, air conditioning, and

refrigeration mechanics and

installers ....................................... 19.28 17.00 771 680 40.0 40,078 35,360 2,079

Industrial machinery installation,

repair, and maintenance

workers ......................................... 17.34 15.28 691 611 39.8 35,533 31,782 2,049

Industrial machinery mechanics ..... 20.90 20.86 836 834 40.0 42,788 42,619 2,047

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Maintenance and repair workers,

general ...................................... $14.72 $13.92 $585 $544 39.7 $30,424 $28,309 2,067

Millwrights ....................................... 27.29 30.81 1,092 1,232 40.0 55,714 64,085 2,042

Miscellaneous installation,

maintenance, and repair

workers ......................................... 15.54 13.50 622 540 40.0 32,148 27,540 2,068

Production occupations ...................... 15.91 14.78 636 590 40.0 33,039 30,680 2,076

First-line supervisors/managers of

production and operating

workers ......................................... 20.89 20.01 877 895 42.0 45,597 46,538 2,183

Miscellaneous assemblers and

fabricators ..................................... 14.78 13.17 591 527 40.0 30,740 27,394 2,080

Computer control programmers and

operators ...................................... 19.32 17.25 773 690 40.0 40,190 35,880 2,080

Computer-controlled machine tool

operators, metal and plastic ..... 19.57 17.25 783 690 40.0 40,715 35,880 2,080

Forming machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ...... 14.98 14.00 599 560 40.0 31,161 29,120 2,080

Extruding and drawing machine

setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ....................... 13.40 13.50 536 540 40.0 27,873 28,080 2,080

Machine tool cutting setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... 16.09 15.43 642 617 39.9 33,202 32,094 2,063

Cutting, punching, and press

machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ......... 17.79 16.90 707 666 39.8 36,373 34,632 2,045

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and

buffing machine tool setters,

operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic ................................ 14.04 13.30 561 532 40.0 29,198 27,664 2,080

Molders and molding machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... 13.48 11.80 539 472 40.0 28,045 24,544 2,080

Multiple machine tool setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... 14.18 12.65 550 506 38.8 28,611 26,312 2,017

Tool and die makers ........................... 22.39 19.25 896 770 40.0 46,581 40,040 2,080

Welding, soldering, and brazing

workers ......................................... 16.45 14.35 651 574 39.6 33,842 29,854 2,057

Welders, cutters, solderers, and

brazers ...................................... 16.49 16.00 650 660 39.4 33,793 34,320 2,049

Miscellaneous metalworkers and

plastic workers .............................. 18.47 18.04 739 722 40.0 37,885 37,523 2,051

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,

and weighers ................................ 16.03 14.10 641 564 40.0 33,351 29,328 2,080

Miscellaneous production workers ..... 12.67 11.00 507 440 40.0 26,358 22,880 2,080

Helpers--production workers .......... 11.30 10.00 452 400 40.0 23,514 20,792 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and

annual hours, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................... $15.78 $13.71 $638 $540 40.4 $33,001 $28,080 2,092

Driver/sales workers and truck

drivers ........................................... 18.42 19.33 785 750 42.6 40,796 39,000 2,215

Truck drivers, heavy and

tractor-trailer ............................. 21.72 21.21 994 1,018 45.8 51,706 52,936 2,380

Laborers and material movers, hand .. 12.89 11.75 514 470 39.9 26,634 23,920 2,066

Laborers and freight, stock, and

material movers, hand .............. 13.77 12.19 549 487 39.8 28,313 24,448 2,056

Packers and packagers, hand ........ 10.86 10.17 434 407 40.0 22,586 21,154 2,080

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,

where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,

nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay

of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See

appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of

overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of

overtime.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for

categories not shown separately

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers ................................................ $19.24 $16.54 $764 $645 39.7 $39,439 $33,405 2,050

Management occupations ................... 35.65 30.29 1,381 1,220 38.7 71,813 63,450 2,014

Marketing and sales managers .......... 41.89 49.04 1,676 1,962 40.0 87,128 102,001 2,080

Sales managers .............................. 40.19 32.93 1,608 1,317 40.0 83,590 68,501 2,080

Financial managers ............................ 36.73 27.50 1,587 1,220 43.2 82,535 63,450 2,247

Industrial production managers .......... 44.83 46.05 1,793 1,842 40.0 93,242 95,776 2,080

Business and financial operations

occupations .................................... 24.54 23.00 985 920 40.1 51,223 47,834 2,087

Buyers and purchasing agents ........... 23.77 20.94 976 920 41.1 50,766 47,834 2,136

Human resources, training, and labor

relations specialists ...................... 30.38 27.97 1,215 1,119 40.0 63,181 58,176 2,080

Accountants and auditors ................... 23.50 22.60 945 923 40.2 49,138 48,000 2,091

Computer and mathematical science

occupations .................................... 28.05 30.08 1,115 1,158 39.8 57,993 60,237 2,068

Computer programmers ..................... 27.52 28.96 1,101 1,158 40.0 57,237 60,237 2,080

Computer support specialists ............. 19.85 16.11 789 644 39.8 41,039 33,509 2,068

Computer systems analysts ............... 30.80 32.21 1,227 1,288 39.8 63,807 67,001 2,072

Network and computer systems

administrators ............................... 33.12 32.60 1,322 1,304 39.9 68,739 67,810 2,076

Architecture and engineering

occupations .................................... 29.91 27.93 1,234 1,149 41.3 64,192 59,773 2,146

Engineers ........................................... 34.68 34.29 1,454 1,423 41.9 75,588 74,004 2,179

Industrial engineers, including

health and safety ...................... 25.55 19.62 1,161 981 45.4 60,360 50,999 2,362

Industrial engineers .................... 25.55 19.62 1,161 981 45.4 60,360 50,999 2,362

Mechanical engineers ..................... 36.77 39.86 1,512 1,594 41.1 78,635 82,909 2,139

Drafters ............................................... 17.76 17.31 710 692 40.0 36,933 36,007 2,080

Engineering technicians, except

drafters ......................................... 20.49 20.50 820 820 40.0 42,629 42,640 2,080

Life, physical, and social science

occupations .................................... 30.59 30.14 1,215 1,201 39.7 63,205 62,448 2,066

Community and social services

occupations .................................... 18.77 19.10 737 764 39.3 38,325 39,728 2,042

Social workers .................................... 18.58 19.10 740 764 39.8 38,485 39,728 2,072

Legal occupations ................................ 35.54 20.99 1,504 1,029 42.3 78,232 53,500 2,201

Education, training, and library

occupations .................................... 29.85 29.30 1,072 1,015 35.9 41,379 39,492 1,386

Postsecondary teachers ..................... 42.92 38.32 1,630 1,530 38.0 68,423 75,137 1,594

Arts, design, entertainment, sports,

and media occupations .................. 21.64 22.12 859 885 39.7 44,654 46,010 2,063

Designers ........................................... 23.41 22.12 936 885 40.0 48,685 46,010 2,080

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations .................................... 23.18 22.50 918 881 39.6 47,756 45,822 2,060

Registered nurses .............................. 25.94 26.01 1,033 1,030 39.8 53,735 53,560 2,072

Therapists ........................................... 25.69 28.80 1,028 1,152 40.0 53,433 59,900 2,080

Licensed practical and licensed

vocational nurses .......................... 18.96 18.73 736 740 38.8 38,264 38,480 2,018

Healthcare support occupations ......... 11.15 10.70 424 425 38.1 22,071 22,094 1,979

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health

aides ............................................. 10.67 10.56 415 404 38.9 21,561 21,002 2,021

Nursing aides, orderlies, and

attendants ................................. 10.82 10.78 418 413 38.6 21,737 21,450 2,009

Miscellaneous healthcare support

occupations .................................. 12.99 10.70 458 428 35.3 23,825 22,256 1,834

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Protective service occupations ........... $9.37 $8.28 $375 $331 40.0 $19,481 $17,212 2,080

Security guards and gaming

surveillance officers ...................... 9.09 8.28 363 331 40.0 18,898 17,212 2,080

Security guards ............................... 9.09 8.28 363 331 40.0 18,898 17,212 2,080

Food preparation and serving related

occupations .................................... 10.31 10.00 397 380 38.5 20,651 19,760 2,004

First-line supervisors/managers, food

preparation and serving workers .. 16.20 15.39 648 615 40.0 33,702 32,001 2,080

First-line supervisors/managers of

food preparation and serving

workers ..................................... 14.84 15.39 594 615 40.0 30,867 32,001 2,080

Cooks ................................................. 8.64 9.50 308 350 35.7 16,042 18,200 1,857

Food service, tipped ........................... 7.14 7.30 267 292 37.3 13,869 15,184 1,941

Fast food and counter workers ........... 9.69 10.00 378 400 39.0 19,636 20,800 2,027

Combined food preparation and

serving workers, including fast

food ........................................... 9.88 10.63 384 400 38.9 19,990 20,800 2,023

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ............. 9.75 8.75 389 348 39.9 20,181 18,075 2,071

Building cleaning workers ................... 9.93 8.75 395 348 39.8 20,475 18,075 2,063

Janitors and cleaners, except

maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 10.86 9.30 432 372 39.7 22,439 19,344 2,067

Maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 8.72 8.50 347 340 39.7 17,922 16,952 2,054

Personal care and service

occupations .................................... 10.17 10.51 399 420 39.2 20,755 21,861 2,040

Sales and related occupations ............ 18.81 16.12 749 645 39.8 38,922 33,534 2,069

First-line supervisors/managers, sales

workers ......................................... 19.10 18.08 798 748 41.8 41,510 38,896 2,173

First-line supervisors/managers of

retail sales workers ................... 14.92 13.56 635 542 42.6 33,034 28,199 2,214

First-line supervisors/managers of

non-retail sales workers ............ 29.09 25.00 1,163 1,000 40.0 60,502 52,000 2,080

Retail sales workers ........................... 10.72 9.38 421 375 39.3 21,831 19,500 2,037

Cashiers, all workers ...................... 10.16 8.39 404 336 39.8 20,891 17,451 2,057

Cashiers ..................................... 10.16 8.39 404 336 39.8 20,891 17,451 2,057

Retail salespersons ........................ 11.17 9.62 435 385 39.0 22,571 20,014 2,021

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing ............................... 25.93 24.04 1,019 962 39.3 52,977 49,999 2,043

Sales representatives, wholesale

and manufacturing, except

technical and scientific

products .................................... 24.89 24.04 973 962 39.1 50,620 49,999 2,034

Office and administrative support

occupations .................................... 15.24 14.42 605 569 39.7 31,447 29,605 2,064

First-line supervisors/managers of

office and administrative support

workers ......................................... 23.21 21.21 928 848 40.0 48,276 44,111 2,080

Financial clerks ................................... 14.22 13.86 563 547 39.6 29,295 28,421 2,060

Bookkeeping, accounting, and

auditing clerks ........................... 15.52 15.18 616 607 39.7 32,055 31,574 2,066

Tellers ............................................. 11.76 12.02 463 481 39.3 24,055 25,000 2,046

Customer service representatives ...... 15.73 14.50 632 580 40.2 32,885 30,160 2,091

Receptionists and information clerks .. 12.93 13.00 515 520 39.8 26,770 27,040 2,071

Shipping, receiving, and traffic

clerks ............................................ 14.70 13.11 588 524 40.0 30,573 27,269 2,080

Stock clerks and order fillers .............. 15.07 14.00 596 560 39.6 31,003 29,120 2,057

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................... $16.93 $16.41 $671 $651 39.6 $34,870 $33,842 2,060

Executive secretaries and

administrative assistants .......... 20.47 19.15 815 769 39.8 42,375 39,998 2,070

Medical secretaries ......................... 15.46 15.69 612 615 39.6 31,802 32,000 2,057

Secretaries, except legal, medical,

and executive ........................... 14.10 13.51 559 544 39.7 29,067 28,280 2,062

Data entry and information processing

workers ......................................... 15.04 13.26 587 530 39.0 30,543 27,583 2,031

Office clerks, general .......................... 14.43 14.44 566 529 39.2 29,435 27,529 2,040

Construction and extraction

occupations .................................... 19.17 18.00 754 719 39.3 37,299 34,736 1,946

Carpenters .......................................... 20.15 17.54 792 680 39.3 41,205 35,360 2,045

Electricians ......................................... 20.01 17.79 774 712 38.7 40,264 36,999 2,012

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .................................... 20.06 18.49 804 740 40.1 41,565 38,272 2,072

First-line supervisors/managers of

mechanics, installers, and

repairers ....................................... 30.44 26.24 1,230 1,297 40.4 63,972 67,465 2,102

Heating, air conditioning, and

refrigeration mechanics and

installers ....................................... 19.33 17.00 773 680 40.0 40,203 35,360 2,080

Industrial machinery installation,

repair, and maintenance

workers ......................................... 17.28 15.28 688 611 39.8 35,372 31,782 2,047

Industrial machinery mechanics ..... 20.90 20.51 836 820 40.0 42,759 41,974 2,046

Maintenance and repair workers,

general ...................................... 14.32 13.92 569 544 39.7 29,577 28,309 2,065

Millwrights ....................................... 27.29 30.81 1,092 1,232 40.0 55,714 64,085 2,042

Miscellaneous installation,

maintenance, and repair

workers ......................................... 14.91 12.95 596 518 40.0 30,819 26,418 2,067

Production occupations ...................... 15.87 14.75 635 589 40.0 32,938 30,472 2,076

First-line supervisors/managers of

production and operating

workers ......................................... 20.89 20.01 877 895 42.0 45,597 46,538 2,183

Miscellaneous assemblers and

fabricators ..................................... 14.78 13.17 591 527 40.0 30,740 27,394 2,080

Computer control programmers and

operators ...................................... 19.32 17.25 773 690 40.0 40,190 35,880 2,080

Computer-controlled machine tool

operators, metal and plastic ..... 19.57 17.25 783 690 40.0 40,715 35,880 2,080

Forming machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic ...... 14.98 14.00 599 560 40.0 31,161 29,120 2,080

Extruding and drawing machine

setters, operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic ....................... 13.40 13.50 536 540 40.0 27,873 28,080 2,080

Machine tool cutting setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... 16.09 15.43 642 617 39.9 33,202 32,094 2,063

Cutting, punching, and press

machine setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ......... 17.79 16.90 707 666 39.8 36,373 34,632 2,045

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and

buffing machine tool setters,

operators, and tenders, metal

and plastic ................................ 14.04 13.30 561 532 40.0 29,198 27,664 2,080

Molders and molding machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... 13.48 11.80 539 472 40.0 28,045 24,544 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Multiple machine tool setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................................... $14.18 $12.65 $550 $506 38.8 $28,611 $26,312 2,017

Tool and die makers ........................... 22.39 19.25 896 770 40.0 46,581 40,040 2,080

Welding, soldering, and brazing

workers ......................................... 16.45 14.35 651 574 39.6 33,842 29,854 2,057

Welders, cutters, solderers, and

brazers ...................................... 16.49 16.00 650 660 39.4 33,793 34,320 2,049

Miscellaneous metalworkers and

plastic workers .............................. 18.47 18.04 739 722 40.0 37,885 37,523 2,051

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,

and weighers ................................ 16.03 14.10 641 564 40.0 33,351 29,328 2,080

Miscellaneous production workers ..... 12.55 11.00 502 440 40.0 26,094 22,880 2,080

Helpers--production workers .......... 11.30 10.00 452 400 40.0 23,514 20,792 2,080

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................... 15.51 13.46 630 533 40.6 32,743 27,706 2,111

Driver/sales workers and truck

drivers ........................................... 18.43 19.33 785 750 42.6 40,826 39,000 2,215

Truck drivers, heavy and

tractor-trailer ............................. 21.72 21.21 994 1,018 45.8 51,706 52,936 2,380

Laborers and material movers, hand .. 12.90 11.75 515 460 39.9 26,762 23,920 2,075

Laborers and freight, stock, and

material movers, hand .............. 13.81 12.07 550 477 39.8 28,591 24,794 2,071

Packers and packagers, hand ........ 10.86 10.17 434 407 40.0 22,586 21,154 2,080

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,

where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,

nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay

of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See

appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of

overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of

overtime.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for

categories not shown separately

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Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings

and mean weekly and annual hours, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers ................................................ $25.83 $21.70 $1,019 $884 39.5 $48,174 $45,144 1,865

Management occupations ................... 39.26 43.63 1,560 1,745 39.7 76,947 75,966 1,960

Education administrators .................... 45.06 45.22 1,792 1,809 39.8 80,874 75,966 1,795

Business and financial operations

occupations .................................... 22.29 23.65 887 946 39.8 46,115 49,192 2,069

Computer and mathematical science

occupations .................................... 27.49 22.80 1,083 884 39.4 56,291 45,942 2,047

Life, physical, and social science

occupations .................................... 34.66 30.15 1,375 1,206 39.7 63,604 64,043 1,835

Educational, vocational, and school

counselors ................................ 34.17 34.72 1,314 1,302 38.5 52,894 48,168 1,548

Social workers .................................... 21.87 21.52 875 861 40.0 44,379 43,455 2,030

Education, training, and library

occupations .................................... 38.76 40.58 1,455 1,514 37.5 55,933 56,411 1,443

Postsecondary teachers ..................... 44.97 43.55 1,784 1,717 39.7 71,099 68,000 1,581

Miscellaneous postsecondary

teachers .................................... 48.64 46.68 1,908 1,847 39.2 75,885 73,783 1,560

Primary, secondary, and special

education school teachers ............ 41.58 42.41 1,533 1,552 36.9 57,280 58,107 1,378

Elementary and middle school

teachers .................................... 41.47 42.12 1,525 1,531 36.8 56,687 56,986 1,367

Elementary school teachers,

except special education ...... 41.41 41.97 1,520 1,549 36.7 56,668 57,131 1,368

Secondary school teachers ............ 41.15 41.40 1,530 1,548 37.2 57,238 57,305 1,391

Secondary school teachers,

except special and vocational

education .............................. 41.50 42.15 1,573 1,601 37.9 58,961 60,132 1,421

Other teachers and instructors ........... 39.25 37.73 1,485 1,415 37.8 56,439 56,411 1,438

Librarians ............................................ 30.72 28.18 1,144 1,053 37.2 52,868 58,300 1,721

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations .................................... 32.48 26.65 1,297 1,045 39.9 64,629 48,764 1,990

Registered nurses .............................. 28.10 28.26 1,113 1,130 39.6 55,598 55,058 1,979

Healthcare support occupations ......... 14.62 14.58 583 583 39.9 30,339 30,326 2,075

Protective service occupations ........... 21.59 21.30 906 868 42.0 47,107 45,144 2,182

Fire fighters ......................................... 19.38 19.77 888 846 45.8 46,156 43,969 2,382

Police officers ..................................... 23.58 24.43 943 977 40.0 49,044 50,814 2,080

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ... 23.65 24.43 946 977 40.0 49,188 50,814 2,080

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ............. 14.62 14.29 582 572 39.8 30,265 29,723 2,070

Building cleaning workers ................... 13.71 13.23 546 529 39.8 28,374 27,518 2,069

Janitors and cleaners, except

maids and housekeeping

cleaners .................................... 13.71 13.23 546 529 39.8 28,374 27,518 2,069

Personal care and service

occupations .................................... 23.56 22.86 943 914 40.0 43,290 40,456 1,837

Office and administrative support

occupations .................................... 17.71 17.14 702 684 39.6 35,929 34,515 2,029

First-line supervisors/managers of

office and administrative support

workers ......................................... 22.59 25.49 899 976 39.8 46,753 50,752 2,069

Library assistants, clerical .................. 15.43 15.33 584 596 37.9 30,388 30,984 1,970

Secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................... 17.75 16.70 705 632 39.7 35,608 30,659 2,006

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings

and mean weekly and annual hours, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Secretaries, except legal, medical,

and executive ........................... $16.69 $15.92 $662 $615 39.6 $33,254 $29,994 1,992

Office clerks, general .......................... 18.77 18.71 731 731 38.9 37,184 37,440 1,981

Construction and extraction

occupations .................................... 18.81 17.42 752 697 40.0 39,120 36,234 2,079

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .................................... 19.36 19.95 773 798 39.9 40,181 41,496 2,075

Industrial machinery installation,

repair, and maintenance

workers ......................................... 17.95 20.14 718 805 40.0 37,345 41,883 2,080

Maintenance and repair workers,

general ...................................... 17.88 20.14 715 805 40.0 37,200 41,883 2,080

Transportation and material moving

occupations .................................... 19.05 19.97 736 772 38.6 35,821 36,046 1,881

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time

schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a

worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time

employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,

where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,

nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay

of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See

appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of

overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries

paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of

the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual

hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of

overtime.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for

categories not shown separately

50
Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of private industry establishments

for major occupational groups, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupational group2 Total 1-99

workers

100-499

workers

500

workers

or more

All workers .................................................................... $17.79 $16.21 $17.90 $21.40

Management, professional, and related ..................... 27.68 26.60 29.51 27.77

Management, business, and financial .................... 30.12 27.08 35.48 31.62

Professional and related ......................................... 26.08 26.11 25.38 26.45

Service ........................................................................ 9.07 8.48 9.81 10.03

Sales and office .......................................................... 15.41 15.13 15.60 15.87

Sales and related .................................................... 16.29 15.98 16.40 –

Office and administrative support ........................... 14.84 14.22 14.94 15.53

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 19.33 18.06 19.79 27.33

Construction and extraction ................................... 19.17 18.60 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 19.89 17.53 19.36 28.42

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 14.92 12.71 14.38 21.98

Production .............................................................. 15.73 13.90 14.89 22.82

Transportation and material moving ....................... 13.73 11.41 13.06 21.02

Relative error3 (percent)

All workers .................................................................... 2.2 4.0 3.1 5.0

Management, professional, and related ..................... 3.9 7.8 5.3 4.1

Management, business, and financial .................... 6.4 10.1 6.8 8.3

Professional and related ......................................... 4.8 10.9 8.1 5.0

Service ........................................................................ 2.3 3.8 2.2 9.0

Sales and office .......................................................... 4.1 5.3 7.6 4.5

Sales and related .................................................... 8.3 8.0 12.9 –

Office and administrative support ........................... 2.4 4.0 5.9 3.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 7.7 8.4 9.2 3.7

Construction and extraction ................................... 11.0 11.0 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 7.8 10.3 10.6 4.1

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 3.3 2.7 4.7 3.9

Production .............................................................. 2.0 1.9 4.6 2.8

Transportation and material moving ....................... 7.2 4.6 8.7 7.7

1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries

paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living

adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for

overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers

and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.

See appendix A for more information. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See

appendix B for more information.

3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to

calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.

For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation

Survey.

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Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers .................................................................... $18.13 $15.75 $716 $600 39.5 $36,796 $31,034 2,030

Management occupations ....................................... 30.87 23.29 1,174 1,002 38.0 61,031 52,081 1,977

Marketing and sales managers .............................. 37.82 45.19 1,513 1,808 40.0 78,660 94,001 2,080

Sales managers .................................................. 34.90 31.25 1,396 1,250 40.0 72,597 65,000 2,080

Financial managers ................................................ 26.92 22.60 1,240 1,220 46.1 64,498 63,450 2,396

Business and financial operations occupations ... 22.87 20.67 916 846 40.0 47,612 43,992 2,082

Buyers and purchasing agents ............................... 26.05 23.00 1,042 920 40.0 54,175 47,834 2,080

Computer and mathematical science

occupations ........................................................ 29.84 32.21 1,194 1,288 40.0 62,076 67,001 2,080

Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 35.00 33.65 1,400 1,346 40.0 72,805 70,000 2,080

Community and social services occupations ........ 19.47 19.10 775 764 39.8 40,319 39,728 2,071

Healthcare support occupations ............................. 11.80 10.70 434 428 36.8 22,548 22,256 1,911

Food preparation and serving related

occupations ........................................................ 9.77 9.50 380 380 38.9 19,768 19,760 2,024

Cooks ..................................................................... 8.76 9.50 322 380 36.8 16,768 19,760 1,913

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations ........................................................ 9.28 8.50 372 340 40.1 19,271 16,952 2,077

Building cleaning workers ....................................... 9.43 8.50 376 340 39.9 19,479 17,680 2,065

Sales and related occupations ................................ 18.49 15.50 737 620 39.9 38,269 32,234 2,070

First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ..... 17.98 18.08 761 750 42.3 39,575 39,021 2,201

Retail sales workers ............................................... 9.42 8.75 369 336 39.2 19,067 17,451 2,024

Retail salespersons ............................................ 10.22 8.80 396 350 38.8 20,498 18,206 2,005

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing ................................................... 24.42 24.04 955 962 39.1 49,650 49,999 2,033

Sales representatives, wholesale and

manufacturing, except technical and

scientific products ......................................... 24.50 24.04 954 962 38.9 49,587 49,999 2,024

Office and administrative support occupations .... 15.00 14.44 594 569 39.6 30,865 29,605 2,058

Financial clerks ....................................................... 14.55 14.40 573 576 39.4 29,804 29,954 2,049

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ... 16.44 16.83 657 673 40.0 34,190 35,000 2,080

Stock clerks and order fillers .................................. 14.34 14.00 563 560 39.3 29,287 29,120 2,042

Secretaries and administrative assistants .............. 19.50 17.44 780 698 40.0 40,557 36,284 2,080

Office clerks, general .............................................. 13.68 12.69 528 508 38.6 27,460 26,401 2,007

Construction and extraction occupations ............. 18.60 17.79 731 702 39.3 35,984 32,765 1,935

Carpenters .............................................................. 20.02 17.54 787 680 39.3 40,915 35,360 2,043

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations ........................................................ 17.48 16.28 701 651 40.1 36,254 33,862 2,074

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and

maintenance workers ....................................... 14.66 15.28 580 611 39.5 29,709 31,200 2,026

Production occupations .......................................... 14.04 13.40 557 536 39.7 28,963 27,872 2,063

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ............................................. 20.08 20.00 803 800 40.0 41,765 41,600 2,080

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ................................. 14.64 14.00 586 560 40.0 30,455 29,120 2,080

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ................ 16.30 16.50 641 668 39.3 33,323 34,736 2,044

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............ 16.30 16.50 641 668 39.3 33,323 34,736 2,044

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ... 17.75 18.80 710 752 40.0 36,923 39,104 2,080

Miscellaneous production workers ......................... 10.57 10.00 423 400 40.0 21,983 20,792 2,080

Transportation and material moving

occupations ........................................................ 12.81 12.05 516 481 40.3 26,823 25,024 2,095

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ................... 14.46 14.87 591 640 40.9 30,758 33,280 2,127

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............... $17.04 $16.26 $777 $806 45.6 $40,414 $41,886 2,372

Laborers and material movers, hand ...................... 10.59 9.60 424 384 40.0 22,027 19,968 2,080

Laborers and freight, stock, and material

movers, hand ................................................ 11.38 11.50 455 460 40.0 23,672 23,920 2,080

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a

35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one

establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is

the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are

premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The

mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of

workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not

shown separately

53
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

All workers .................................................................... $20.32 $17.46 $812 $688 39.9 $42,071 $35,749 2,070

Management occupations ....................................... 42.45 40.83 1,690 1,597 39.8 87,889 83,050 2,070

Financial managers ................................................ 49.41 45.87 1,976 1,835 40.0 102,768 95,399 2,080

Industrial production managers .............................. 47.76 46.05 1,910 1,842 40.0 99,339 95,776 2,080

Business and financial operations occupations ... 26.23 23.22 1,056 942 40.2 54,887 49,000 2,092

Human resources, training, and labor relations

specialists ......................................................... 28.79 27.97 1,152 1,119 40.0 59,884 58,176 2,080

Computer and mathematical science

occupations ........................................................ 27.19 28.32 1,078 1,128 39.6 56,054 58,658 2,062

Computer programmers ......................................... 27.52 28.96 1,101 1,158 40.0 57,237 60,237 2,080

Computer systems analysts ................................... 30.64 32.78 1,220 1,309 39.8 63,425 68,056 2,070

Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 28.58 26.61 1,189 1,104 41.6 61,850 57,400 2,164

Engineers ............................................................... 32.60 32.21 1,382 1,327 42.4 71,878 68,994 2,205

Mechanical engineers ......................................... 33.98 31.22 1,431 1,249 42.1 74,429 64,936 2,190

Drafters ................................................................... 17.15 16.80 686 672 40.0 35,674 34,948 2,080

Engineering technicians, except drafters ................ 20.48 20.16 819 807 40.0 42,606 41,939 2,080

Life, physical, and social science occupations ..... 24.07 25.32 952 1,008 39.5 49,493 52,426 2,056

Community and social services occupations ........ 17.65 16.41 678 600 38.4 35,268 31,200 1,998

Education, training, and library occupations ........ 32.55 25.76 1,198 892 36.8 49,122 39,698 1,509

Postsecondary teachers ......................................... 42.92 38.32 1,630 1,530 38.0 68,423 75,137 1,594

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations ........................................................ 23.30 22.12 923 885 39.6 48,000 46,010 2,060

Designers ............................................................... 23.41 22.12 936 885 40.0 48,685 46,010 2,080

Healthcare practitioner and technical

occupations ........................................................ 24.00 22.86 954 911 39.7 49,586 47,362 2,066

Registered nurses .................................................. 25.36 25.32 1,008 984 39.8 52,440 51,185 2,068

Licensed practical and licensed vocational

nurses ............................................................... 18.96 18.73 736 740 38.8 38,264 38,480 2,018

Healthcare support occupations ............................. 10.82 10.78 419 416 38.8 21,810 21,653 2,016

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .......... 10.82 10.75 419 416 38.7 21,780 21,653 2,014

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............ 10.82 10.75 419 416 38.7 21,780 21,653 2,014

Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...... 10.82 10.87 425 416 39.3 22,114 21,626 2,043

Protective service occupations ............................... 9.37 8.28 375 331 40.0 19,481 17,212 2,080

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .. 9.09 8.28 363 331 40.0 18,898 17,212 2,080

Security guards ................................................... 9.09 8.28 363 331 40.0 18,898 17,212 2,080

Food preparation and serving related

occupations ........................................................ 11.09 10.53 421 400 38.0 21,896 20,800 1,975

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations ........................................................ 10.41 9.30 413 372 39.6 21,466 19,344 2,061

Building cleaning workers ....................................... 10.36 9.30 411 372 39.6 21,353 19,344 2,061

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ................................. 10.48 9.30 416 372 39.7 21,616 19,344 2,062

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..................... 9.87 9.59 390 383 39.5 20,305 19,941 2,056

Personal care and service occupations ................. 11.68 9.30 431 378 36.9 22,415 19,656 1,919

Sales and related occupations ................................ 19.56 16.12 777 645 39.7 40,423 33,534 2,066

Retail sales workers ............................................... 12.18 12.20 481 483 39.4 24,988 25,098 2,051

Cashiers, all workers .......................................... 11.94 13.50 473 513 39.6 24,609 26,676 2,061

Cashiers ......................................................... 11.94 13.50 473 513 39.6 24,609 26,676 2,061

Office and administrative support occupations .... 15.39 14.28 612 568 39.8 31,824 29,536 2,068

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Financial clerks ....................................................... $14.01 $13.46 $557 $537 39.8 $28,957 $27,914 2,067

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ... 14.76 14.54 583 575 39.5 30,309 29,890 2,054

Customer service representatives .......................... 15.90 15.04 640 602 40.3 33,289 31,300 2,093

Receptionists and information clerks ...................... 13.08 13.00 521 520 39.8 27,076 27,040 2,070

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ..................... 17.18 15.10 687 604 40.0 35,742 31,408 2,080

Secretaries and administrative assistants .............. 16.03 16.15 633 640 39.5 32,917 33,280 2,053

Executive secretaries and administrative

assistants ...................................................... 18.64 18.81 739 752 39.6 38,434 39,119 2,061

Medical secretaries ............................................. 15.52 16.47 612 645 39.5 31,850 33,521 2,052

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and

executive ...................................................... 14.36 13.84 569 558 39.6 29,598 28,995 2,061

Office clerks, general .............................................. 15.21 14.82 607 574 39.9 31,557 29,862 2,075

Construction and extraction occupations ............. 25.48 25.45 1,019 1,018 40.0 52,999 52,936 2,080

Electricians ............................................................. 26.42 25.42 1,057 1,017 40.0 54,964 52,874 2,080

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters ....................................................... 29.53 29.31 1,181 1,172 40.0 61,423 60,965 2,080

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............... 29.53 29.31 1,181 1,172 40.0 61,423 60,965 2,080

Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations ........................................................ 23.11 22.45 924 898 40.0 47,820 46,700 2,069

First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics,

installers, and repairers .................................... 35.33 36.17 1,413 1,447 40.0 73,477 75,238 2,080

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and

maintenance workers ....................................... 18.93 15.50 757 620 40.0 38,988 32,240 2,060

Industrial machinery mechanics ......................... 23.37 22.42 935 897 40.0 47,495 46,634 2,032

Maintenance and repair workers, general .......... 14.25 15.00 570 600 40.0 29,649 31,200 2,080

Production occupations .......................................... 17.20 16.15 692 640 40.2 35,859 33,176 2,085

First-line supervisors/managers of production and

operating workers ............................................. 21.53 20.01 941 931 43.7 48,929 48,401 2,273

Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ............. 17.12 15.23 685 609 40.0 35,600 31,678 2,080

Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ................................. 17.37 16.55 691 662 39.8 35,577 33,176 2,048

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters,

operators, and tenders, metal and plastic .... 19.69 19.30 779 772 39.6 39,802 40,144 2,021

Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing

machine tool setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ............................. 14.56 13.30 582 532 40.0 30,284 27,664 2,080

Molders and molding machine setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and plastic .......................... 16.35 14.30 654 572 40.0 34,000 29,744 2,080

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and plastic ................................. 19.24 17.66 769 706 40.0 40,011 36,733 2,080

Tool and die makers ............................................... 26.59 27.48 1,064 1,099 40.0 55,311 57,160 2,080

Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers ... 19.05 18.04 762 722 40.0 38,641 37,523 2,028

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and

weighers ........................................................... 15.78 14.10 631 564 40.0 32,832 29,328 2,080

Miscellaneous production workers ......................... 13.38 12.45 535 498 40.0 27,840 25,896 2,080

Helpers--production workers .............................. 11.81 10.40 472 416 40.0 24,561 21,632 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean

weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005 — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly earnings3 Weekly earnings4 Annual earnings5

Mean Median Mean Median

Mean

weekly

hours

Mean Median

Mean

annual

hours

Transportation and material moving

occupations ........................................................ $18.41 $16.80 $754 $662 41.0 $39,213 $34,439 2,129

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ................... 22.95 25.45 1,026 1,018 44.7 53,337 52,936 2,324

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............... 24.14 25.45 1,107 1,018 45.9 57,576 52,936 2,385

Industrial truck and tractor operators ...................... 18.16 17.06 727 682 40.0 37,781 35,485 2,080

Laborers and material movers, hand ...................... 14.43 12.08 575 483 39.8 29,901 25,126 2,072

Laborers and freight, stock, and material

movers, hand ................................................ 14.76 12.37 587 495 39.8 30,514 25,730 2,067

Packers and packagers, hand ............................ 12.53 11.87 501 475 40.0 26,063 24,690 2,080

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a

35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one

establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is

the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are

premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The

mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of

workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an

employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not

shown separately

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Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups, Cleveland-Akron,

OH, December 2005

Occupational group3

Union Nonunion

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

State and

local

government

workers

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

State and

local

government

workers

All workers .................................................................... $22.80 $21.50 $24.23 $17.77 $17.40 $26.20

Management, professional, and related ..................... 32.51 25.18 33.58 28.04 27.73 31.20

Management, business, and financial .................... 28.61 – 25.76 30.30 30.06 32.86

Professional and related ......................................... 32.83 23.13 34.16 26.54 26.16 30.22

Service ........................................................................ 17.53 13.45 18.64 9.03 8.88 15.82

Sales and office .......................................................... 18.28 20.32 15.93 15.27 15.16 18.16

Sales and related .................................................... – – – 16.11 16.09 –

Office and administrative support ........................... 17.67 19.89 15.85 14.74 14.54 18.06

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 24.76 27.20 19.15 17.29 17.26 18.84

Construction and extraction ................................... – 27.22 18.94 – 16.92 –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 24.34 27.18 19.31 18.09 18.05 19.29

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 20.39 20.57 19.12 13.22 13.20 –

Production .............................................................. 20.63 20.61 – 14.37 14.36 –

Transportation and material moving ....................... 20.15 20.51 18.74 11.44 11.42 –

Relative error4 (percent)

All workers .................................................................... 3.5 5.7 3.2 2.3 2.3 3.6

Management, professional, and related ..................... 5.9 9.4 6.2 3.7 4.0 5.0

Management, business, and financial .................... 16.8 – 18.8 5.9 6.3 7.5

Professional and related ......................................... 5.6 8.3 5.6 4.5 4.9 5.1

Service ........................................................................ 6.5 10.5 6.7 2.6 2.4 20.4

Sales and office .......................................................... 8.3 6.8 9.9 4.0 4.2 3.5

Sales and related .................................................... – – – 8.5 8.6 –

Office and administrative support ........................... 7.5 6.0 10.1 2.2 2.4 3.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 2.5 1.6 6.3 5.3 5.3 13.6

Construction and extraction ................................... – 1.7 11.0 – 2.5 –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 4.5 3.0 2.3 9.7 10.0 9.0

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 6.6 7.6 3.5 2.4 2.4 –

Production .............................................................. 7.9 8.2 – 2.7 2.7 –

Transportation and material moving ....................... 7.1 8.6 6.3 3.8 3.8 –

1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through

collective bargaining. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to

employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and

hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,

nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay

of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See

appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard

Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more

information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a

percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval"

around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix

A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet

publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Table 18. Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational

groups, Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupational group3

Time Incentive

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

All workers .................................................................... $18.51 $17.65 $19.86 $19.85

Management, professional, and related ..................... 28.60 27.67 27.96 27.96

Management, business, and financial .................... 30.37 30.24 29.06 29.06

Professional and related ......................................... 27.69 26.13 – –

Service ........................................................................ 10.51 9.09 – –

Sales and office .......................................................... 15.21 15.05 17.78 17.76

Sales and related .................................................... 15.43 15.40 18.58 18.55

Office and administrative support ........................... 15.11 14.88 13.77 13.77

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 19.03 19.02 24.53 24.53

Construction and extraction ................................... – 19.05 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 19.35 19.35 25.06 25.06

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 14.87 14.72 18.47 18.47

Production .............................................................. 15.82 15.77 14.95 14.95

Transportation and material moving ....................... 13.54 13.17 23.12 23.12

Relative error4 (percent)

All workers .................................................................... 2.1 2.4 6.2 6.2

Management, professional, and related ..................... 3.4 3.9 17.0 17.0

Management, business, and financial .................... 6.3 7.1 16.9 16.9

Professional and related ......................................... 3.9 4.7 – –

Service ........................................................................ 3.3 2.4 – –

Sales and office .......................................................... 3.8 4.1 10.4 10.5

Sales and related .................................................... 10.8 10.8 10.4 10.4

Office and administrative support ........................... 2.3 2.5 5.2 5.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 6.3 7.0 4.9 4.9

Construction and extraction ................................... – 11.2 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 6.7 7.8 5.7 5.7

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 2.5 2.6 14.3 14.3

Production .............................................................. 2.5 2.5 12.6 12.6

Transportation and material moving ....................... 4.7 4.7 9.4 9.4

1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate

or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are at

least partially based on productivity payments such as piece

rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries

paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living

adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for

overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and

tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers

and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.

See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See

appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error

expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to

calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.

For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that

data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation

Survey.

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Table 19. Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2 for private industry workers by major occupational group, Cleveland-Akron,

OH, December 2005

Occupational group3

Goods producing Service providing

ConstructionManufacturing

Trade,

transportation,

and utilities

InformationFinancial

activities

Professional and

business

services

Education

and

health

services

Leisure

and

hospitality

Other

services

All workers ................................................ – $20.12 – $24.56 – – $17.14 $8.22 $17.17

Management, professional, and

related ............................................... – 33.83 – 28.67 – – 23.26 – –

Management, business, and

financial ........................................ – 38.05 – – – – 23.25 – –

Professional and related ..................... – 29.66 – 22.08 – – 23.26 – –

Service .................................................... – 18.48 – – – – 9.93 7.83 –

Sales and office ...................................... – 19.03 – 20.06 – – 13.80 8.54 –

Sales and related ................................ – 30.86 –––––––

Office and administrative support ....... – 16.53 – 20.25 – – 13.80 – –

Natural resources, construction, and

maintenance ..................................... – 24.97 – – – – 18.64 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair .. – 23.94 – – – – 16.10 – –

Production, transportation, and material

moving .............................................. – 15.81 – – – – 11.29 8.34 –

Production .......................................... – 16.17 –––––––

Transportation and material moving ... – 13.44 – – – – 11.55 – –

Relative error4 (percent)

All workers ................................................ – 3.2 – 21.0 – – 3.8 2.5 15.4

Management, professional, and

related ............................................... – 4.4 – 33.4 – – 5.7 – –

Management, business, and

financial ........................................ – 15.5 –––– 13.8 – –

Professional and related ..................... – 4.7 – 25.4 – – 6.0 – –

Service .................................................... – 3.1 – – – – 2.5 4.0 –

Sales and office ...................................... – 4.9 – 12.2 – – 3.0 9.8 –

Sales and related ................................ – 11.2 –––––––

Office and administrative support ....... – 3.9 – 6.1 – – 3.0 – –

Natural resources, construction, and

maintenance ..................................... – 14.4 –––– 10.8 – –

Installation, maintenance, and repair .. – 20.0 –––– 12.1 – –

Production, transportation, and material

moving .............................................. – .7 – – – – 4.6 28.1 –

Production .......................................... – 1.5 –––––––

Transportation and material moving ... – 6.8 – – – – 3.9 – –

1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS). 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They

include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are

premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The

mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of

workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational

Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.

4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of

the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample

estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication

criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.

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Appendix A: Technical Note 

his section provides basic information on the procedures and concepts used to produce the data contained 

in this bulletin. It is divided into three parts: Planning for 

the survey; data collection; and processing and analyzing 

the data. Although this section answers some questions 

commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive 

description of all of the steps required to produce the data. 

Planning for the survey

The overall design of the National Compensation Survey 

(NCS) includes questions of scope, frame, and sample selection.

Survey scope 

This survey covered establishments employing one worker 

or more in private goods-producing industries (mining, 

construction, and manufacturing); private service-providing 

industries (trade, transportation, and utilities, information, 

financial activities, professional and business services, education and health services, leisure and hospitality, and other 

services); and State and local governments employing 50 or 

more workers. Agriculture, private households, and the 

Federal Government were excluded from the scope of the 

survey. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an 

economic unit that produces goods or services, a central 

administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support 

services to a company. For private industries in this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is 

defined as all locations of a government entity within the 

sampled area. 

 The Cleveland–Akron, OH, Metropolitan Statistical 

Area includes Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, 

Medina, Portage, and Summit Counties.

Sampling frame

The list of establishments from which the survey sample 

was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State 

unemployment insurance reports. Due to the volatility of 

industries within the private sector, sampling frames were 

developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. Approximately 

one-fifth of the sample is reselected each year. 

Sample design

The sample for this survey area was selected using a twostage stratified design with probability proportional to employment sampling at each stage. The first stage of sample 

selection was a probability sample of establishments. The 

sample of establishments was drawn by first stratifying the 

sampling frame by industry and ownership. The number of 

sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the stratum employment. Each 

sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a 

probability proportional to its employment. Use of this 

technique means that the larger an establishment’s employment, the greater its chance of selection. Weights were 

applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated 

so that it represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in the economy that were not selected for collection. The second stage of sample selection, detailed below, 

was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled 

establishment. 

Data collection

The collection of data from survey respondents required 

detailed procedures. Field economists collected the data, 

working out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Regional Offices and visiting each establishment surveyed. 

Other contact methods, such as mail and telephone, were 

used to clarify and update data. 

Occupational selection and classification

Identification of the occupations for which wage data were 

to be collected was a multistep process: 

1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs 

2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the 

2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 

system 

3. Characterization of jobs as full-time or part-time, 

union or nonunion, and time or incentive 

4. Determination of the level of work of each job 

 For each occupation, wage data were collected for those 

workers whose jobs could be characterized by the criteria 

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identified in the last three steps. If a specific work level 

could not be determined, wages were still collected. 

 In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each 

establishment by the BLS field economist during a personal 

visit. A complete list of employees was used for sampling, 

with each selected worker representing a job within the establishment. 

 As with the selection of establishments, the selection of 

a job was based on probability proportional to its size in 

the establishment. The greater the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of 

selection. 

 The number of jobs for which data were collected in 

each establishment was based on the establishment’s employment size. The number of jobs selected followed this 

schedule: 

Number 

of employees

Number 

of selected jobs

1–49 Up to 4 

50–249 6 

250 or more 8 

 The second step of the process entailed classifying the 

selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. NCS 

now uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification 

(SOC) system. A selected job may fall into any one of 

about 800 occupational classifications, from accountant to 

zoologist. For cases in which a job’s duties overlapped two 

or more SOC classification codes, the duties used to set the 

wage level were used to classify the job. Classification by 

primary duties was the fallback. 

 Each occupational classification is an element of a 

broader classification known as a major group. Occupations can fall into any of 22 major groups. Appendix B 

contains a complete list of all individual occupations, classified by the major group to which they belong. 

In step three, certain other job characteristics of the 

chosen worker were identified. First, the worker was identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based 

on the establishment’s definition of those terms. Then, the 

worker was classified as having a time versus incentive job, 

depending on whether any part of pay was directly based 

on the actual production of the worker, rather than solely 

on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union job or a nonunion job. See the “Definition of 

terms” section on the following page for more detail. 

Occupational leveling

In the last step before wage data were collected, the work 

level of each selected job was determined using a “point 

factor leveling” process. Point factor leveling matches certain aspects of a job to specific levels of work with assigned point values. Points for each factor are then totaled 

to determine the overall work level for the job. 

 The NCS program is in the process of converting from a 

nine-factor to a four-factor occupational leveling system. 

The conversion is being phased in via annual NCS sample 

replenishment groups and will require several years for full 

implementation. The four occupational leveling factors 

are: 

• Knowledge 

• Job controls and complexity 

• Contacts (nature and purpose) 

• Physical environment 

 Each factor consists of several levels, and each level has 

an associated description and assigned points. A knowledge guide for 24 families of closely related occupations 

contains short definitions of the point levels of knowledge 

expected for the occupations and presents relevant examples. The other three factors use identical descriptions for 

all occupational categories and contain a definition of each 

point level within each factor. 

 The description within each factor best matching the job 

is chosen. The point levels within each factor are designed 

to describe the thresholds of distinct levels of work. When 

a job does not meet the full description of a point level, the 

next lowest point level is used. Points for the four factors 

are totaled to determine the overall work level. NCS publishes data for up to 15 work levels. 

 Most supervisory occupations are evaluated based on 

their duties and responsibilities. A modified approach is 

used for professional and administrative supervisors when 

they direct professional work and are paid primarily to supervise. Such supervisory occupations are leveled based 

on the work level of the highest position reporting to them. 

 For a complete description of point factor leveling, refer 

to the publication “National Compensation Survey: Guide 

for Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs and Pay,” available at the 

BLS National Compensation Survey Internet site at 

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf. 

Combined work levels

This bulletin includes a table which simplifies the presentation of work levels by combining them into four broad 

groups. The groups were determined by combinations of 

knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, physical 

environment, and supervisory duties, and are meant to be 

comparable across different occupations. The broad 

groups and the combined work levels are:

Group 

designation

Levels 

combined

Group I Levels 1–4 

Group II Levels 5–8 

Group III Levels 9–12 

Group IV Levels 13–15 
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Collection period

Survey data were collected over a 13-month period for 60 

metropolitan areas in the NCS program. For 20 small metropolitan areas, data were collected over a 4-month period. 

For each establishment in the survey, the data reflect the establishment’s most recent information at the time of collection. The payroll reference month shown in the tables reflects the average date of this information for all sample 

units. 

Earnings

Earnings were defined as regular payments from the employer to the employee as compensation for straight-time 

hourly work, or for any salaried work performed. The following components were included as part of earnings: 

• Incentive pay, including commissions, production 

bonuses, and piece rates 

• Cost-of-living allowances 

• Hazard pay 

• Payments of income deferred due to participation 

in a salary reduction plan 

• Deadhead pay, defined as pay given to transportation workers returning in a vehicle without freight 

or passengers 

 The following forms of payments were not considered 

part of straight-time earnings: 

• Shift differentials, defined as extra payment for 

working a schedule that varies from the norm, such 

as night or weekend work 

• Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends 

• Bonuses not directly tied to production (such as 

Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses) 

• Uniform and tool allowances 

• Free or subsidized room and board 

• Payments made by third parties (for example, tips, 

bonuses given by manufacturers to department 

store salespeople, referral incentives in real estate) 

• On-call pay 

 

 To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly, 

weekly, and annual), data on work schedules also were collected. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per 

day and per week, exclusive of overtime, were recorded. 

Annual weeks worked were determined. Because salaried 

workers who are exempt from overtime provisions often 

work beyond the assigned work schedule, their typical 

number of hours actually worked was collected. 

Definition of terms

Full-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be full time. 

Part-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be part time. 

Time-based worker. Any employee whose earnings are 

solely tied to an hourly rate or salary. 

Incentive worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied, 

at least in part, to commissions, piece rates, production bonuses, or other incentives based on production or sales. 

Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not 

meeting the conditions for union coverage. 

Union worker. Any employee is in a union occupation 

when all of the following conditions are met: 

• A labor organization is recognized as the bargaining agent for all workers in the occupation 

• Wage and salary rates are determined through collective bargaining or negotiations 

• Settlement terms, which must include earnings provisions and may include benefit provisions, are embodied in a signed, mutually binding collective bargaining agreement

Level. A ranking within an occupation based on the requirements of the position. 

 Processing and analyzing the data

Data were processed and analyzed at the BLS National Office following collection. 

Weighting and nonresponse

Sample weights were calculated for each establishment and 

occupation in the survey. These weights reflected the relative size of the occupation within the establishment and of 

the establishment within the sample universe. Weights 

were used to aggregate data for the individual establishments or occupations into the various data series. Some of 

the establishments surveyed could not supply or refused to 

supply information. If data were not provided by a sample 

member during the initial interview, the weights of responding sample members in the same or similar “cells” 

were adjusted to account for the missing data. This technique assumes that the mean value of data for the nonrespondents equals the mean value of data for the respondents at some detailed “cell” level. Responding and 

nonresponding establishments were classified into these 

cells according to industry and employment size. Responding and nonresponding occupations within responding establishments were classified into cells that were additionally defined by major occupation group. 

 If average hourly earnings data were not provided by a 

sample member during the update interview, then missing 
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average hourly earnings were imputed by multiplying prior 

average hourly earning by the rate of change in the average 

hourly earnings of respondents. The regression model that 

takes into account available establishment characteristics is 

used to derive the rate of change in the average hourly 

earnings. 

 Establishments that were determined to be out of business or outside the scope of the survey had their weights 

changed to zero. If only partial data were given by a sample establishment or occupation, or data were missing, the 

response was treated as a refusal. 

Estimation

The wage series in the tables are computed by combining 

the wages for each sampled occupation. Before being 

combined, individual wage rates are weighted by the number of workers; the sample weight, adjusted for nonresponding establishments and other factors; and the occupation’s scheduled hours of work. The sample weight reflects 

the inverse of each unit’s probability of selection at each 

sample selection stage and four weight adjustment factors. 

The first factor adjusts for establishment nonresponse and 

the second factor adjusts for occupational nonresponse. 

The third factor adjusts for any special situations that may 

have occurred during data collection. The fourth factor, 

postratification, also called benchmarking, is introduced to 

adjust estimated employment totals to the current counts of 

employment by industry. The latest available employment 

counts were used to derive average hourly earnings in this 

publication. 

 Not all calculated series met the criteria for publication. 

Before any series was published, it was reviewed to make 

sure that the number of observations underlying it was sufficient. This review prevented the publication of a series 

that could have revealed information about a specific establishment. 

 Estimates of the number of workers represent the total 

in all establishments within the scope of the study, and not 

the number actually surveyed. Because occupational structures among establishments differ, estimates of the number 

of workers obtained from the sample of establishments 

serve to indicate only the relative importance of the occupational groups studied. 

Percentiles

The percentiles presented in tables 6 through 10 are computed using earnings reported for individual workers in 

sampled establishment jobs and their scheduled hours of 

work. Establishments in the survey may report only individual-worker earnings for each sampled job. For the calculation of percentile estimates, the individual-worker 

hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then arrayed from lowest to highest. 

 The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution within 

each published occupation. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the 

rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the 

rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours 

are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 

75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more 

than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow 

the same logic. 

Data reliability

The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically 

selected probability sample. There are two types of errors 

possible in an estimate based on a sample survey, sampling 

and nonsampling. 

 Sampling errors occur because observations come only 

from a sample and not from an entire population. The 

sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible 

samples of the same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from the different 

samples would differ from each other. 

 A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible 

samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard 

error divided by the estimate. RSE data are provided 

alongside the earnings data in the bulletin tables. 

 The standard error can be used to calculate a “confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an example, 

suppose a table shows that mean hourly earnings for all 

workers were $17.75, with a relative standard error of 1.0 

percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is from $16.46 to $18.04 

($17.75 minus and plus $0.29, where $0.29 is the product 

of 1.645 times 1.0 percent times $17.75). If all possible 

samples were selected to estimate the population value, the 

interval from each sample would include the true population value approximately 90 percent of the time. 

 Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They 

can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information for some establishments, difficulties with survey 

definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct 

information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained. Although they were not specifically measured, the 

nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal due to the 

extensive training of the field economists who gathered the 

survey data by personal visit, computer edits of the data, 

and detailed data review. 
Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey,

Cleveland-Akron, OH, December 2005

Occupational group2 Civilian

workers

Private

industry

workers

State and

local

government

workers

All workers .................................................................... 1,359,100 1,192,100 166,900

Management, professional, and related ..................... 383,200 298,100 85,100

Management, business, and financial .................... 122,400 109,800 12,600

Professional and related ......................................... 260,800 188,300 72,500

Service ........................................................................ 282,000 242,700 39,300

Sales and office .......................................................... 317,800 294,700 23,100

Sales and related .................................................... 125,000 124,600 –

Office and administrative support ........................... 192,800 170,100 22,700

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance .... 106,400 96,900 9,500

Construction and extraction ................................... 56,200 52,400 3,800

Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................... 47,300 41,600 5,700

Production, transportation, and material moving ........ 269,600 259,700 9,900

Production .............................................................. 144,200 142,700 –

Transportation and material moving ....................... 125,400 117,000 8,400

1 The number of workers represented by the

survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of

the number of workers provide a description of size

and composition of the labor force included in the

survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for

comparison to other statistical series to measure

employment trends or levels. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the

2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)

system. See appendix B for more information.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or

that data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National

Compensation Survey.

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Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Cleveland-Akron, OH,

December 2005

Establishments Total Private

industry

State and

local

government

Total in sampling frame1 ................................................ 56,297 55,966 330

Total in sample ............................................................... 624 570 54

Responding ............................................................ 391 342 49

Refused or unable to provide data ......................... 155 152 3

Out of business or not in survey scope .................. 78 76 2

1 The list of establishments from which the

survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was

developed from State unemployment insurance

reports and is based on the 2002 North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private

industries, an establishment is usually a single

physical location. For State and local governments,

an establishment is defined as all locations of a

government entity.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or

that data did not meet publication criteria.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National

Compensation Survey.

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